hello all
i have oracle 8 installed in my system which i want to connect with my JDK1.3
here i passing the following
string in DriverManager.getConnection
"jdbc

dbc:thin:@(here i have to pass host string what is this?):1521

rcl8"
can any one tell me what is this host string whether it is machine name or some thing else
here is the following code:
import java.sql.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
class tryjdbc {
public static void main(String args[]) thorws Exception {
try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
String url="jdbc

racle:thin:@(host string?):1521

rcl";
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection(url,"scott","tiger");
Statement stmt=con.createStatement();
stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE BOOKS"+"(BOOK_NAME VARCHAR(32), SUP_ID INTEGER,PRICE FLOAT," +"SALES INTEGER,TOTAL INTEGER)");
stmt.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO BOOKS"+"VALUES('
JAVA',101,450.00,0,0)");
}
catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}