David Mroczkowski

Thanks, Cindy.

I hope my first message wasn't too short. I have found what I should do, but it's not working. Here is the code I'm using.

This is what I'm using for my driver = "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"
This is what I'm using for my url = "jdbc:odbc:Done"; // the db is in the same folder with my code.

I use

Class.forName(driver);
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);

But...
it's not working.

I get the following exeception:
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source not found and no default driver specified.

???
[ July 25, 2004: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

I've been asked to connect to and Microsoft Access database to extract address information from a full address field. (This will eventually be moved to a MS SQL 2000 server). I've been working with Oracle ...
Can someone point in the right direction. The Access db is on my hard drive.
David

Thanks you to one and all. To reply...
I've been preparing for the exam since February and JQPlus, which was very helpful...but did not focus on Assertions and Collections nearly as much as was presented on the exam. However, those two sections happened to be where I did the best.
Go figure!
Of course, many thanks to JavaRanch to responding to my questions. I also used JCHQ's question of the day, http://www.examulator.com/jezam/question.jsp.
Three days before, I used Sun's prep exams.
David

It feels great to have passed!
David

Thanks for all the responses.
d

I came across a practice test question that had this in the for loop statement. I thought this would not compile. Am I wrong?
int i = 0;
for ( method1(i) ; method1(i); method2(i)) {
// code
}
boolean method1(int i) { i++ ;
return true;
}
boolean method2(int i) {i++;
return !(method1(i));
}
system.println(i);

Thank Ryo!
Sometimes you just need confirmation.
d

I'm sure this basic is as do-re-mi, but here's another question that I need some help with...
boolean a = false;
boolean b = false;
boolean c = true;
if ( a==b==c){
System.out.println("true");
} else {
System.out.println("false");
}
This prints "true". Yes?
Then is the following prints the same?
boolean a = false;
boolean b = false;
boolean c = true;
if ((a==b)==c){
System.out.println("true");
} else {
System.out.println("false");
}
I'm preparing for the certification and sometimes the simple ones throw me.
Which way would be the preferred way?
Appreciate it,
d

Michael,
Thanks. Somehow I had it in my head that the code was written...
synchronized static int[] test = new int[5];
d

I'm reading in Using Java 2 by Joseph L. Weber that "Array declarations are composed of the following parts: Array modifiers | Optional |The keywords coderanch, protected, private, or synchronized."
I understand how an array can be coderanch, protected or private; but synchronized.
The book was publish in 1998. Has this changed?
d

Thank you, Michael.

I see that "strictfp" has been added to the list of Java keywords. How is it used?
d :roll: