well i want ti do a demo jsp page which can connect to "Microsoft Access ". This page is a simple user authentication page where i have a username and password . In microsoft access i have a table with "username" and password and each having a valid user value and i want to authenticate that is through my jsp page , only if user enters correct name and password he should be taken to next page. how can i do it ?? i found examples only with sql but how can i do it with microsoft access. pls advice.