Omnis Technical Note TNSQ0024 May 2009

Making Connections using the JDBC DAM

For Omnis Studio
By Chris Stevens and Ian Thurbon

Introduction
The JDBC DAM is provided with Omnis Studio 4.0 and later for the Win32, Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
This technote describes troubleshooting issues commonly encountered when attempting to make JDBC connections.

1. Integrity of files
Please ensure that your Omnis Studio installation folder contains the following files:

root/Java/Javacode (folder)
root/xcomp/javacore.dll (or platform equivalent)
root/xcomp/damjdbc.dll (or platform equivalent)
root/xcomp/jdbcdam.jar

2. Java Runtine Environment
Ensure that the Java Runtine Environment (Java SE) is installed on the client machine and is version 1.4 or higher.
The Java Runtime Environment can be downloaded from www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
You can verify the version of Java installed on your client machine by executing the following from the command line:

java -version

3. Omnis Environment
Ensure that the environment variable: OMNISJVM is defined and points to the installation of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) you wish to use. The Java Virtual Machine is normally located in the bin/client folder of your JRE installation. For example:

OMNISJVM = C:\j2sdk1.4.2_16\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll      for the SDK, or
OMNISJVM = C:\jrel1.4.2\bin\client\jvm.dll              for the JRE installation.

If the Java Virtual Machine cannot be located when Omnis starts up, there will be a corresponding error message in the Trace Log, in which case you should check that the path to the jvm.dll (jvm.so) is correct, then re-start Omnis.

OMNISJVM does not need to be set for the Mac OS X platform.

4. Locating JDBC Drivers
Ensure that the CLASSPATH environment variable is set and points to the required driver file(s). 

Where the 'oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver' exists inside the classes12.zip file and the 'com.sybase.jdbc3.jdbc.SybDriver' exists inside the jconn3.jar file, the CLASSPATH environment variable should contain the following:

CLASSPATH = "C:\jdrivers\jConnect-6_0\classes\jconn3.jar; c:\jdrivers\classes12.zip"

You should consult the documentation accompanying your JDBC driver to determine the filename containing the driver file and/or the corresponding driver name (see point 6 below).

CLASSPATH does not need to be set for the Mac OS X platform.
The JRE automatically looks in the /Library/Java/Extensions folder for JDBC drivers.

5. Clientware
This step does not apply to more recent (Type 4) JDBC drivers, but to older Type 1,2 & 3 drivers.
Older types of JDBC drivers usually require additional DBMS clientware to be installed on the client machine. The JDBC driver connects through this clientware to the DBMS.
Please consult your driver documentation to determine the type of driver supplied and whether or not additional clientware is required. (The drivers referred to in this technote are Type 4 drivers and require no additional software).

6. Set the JDBC driver name
Ensure that the myJDBCObj.$drivername property has been set to the required driver name, for example:

Do myJDBCObj.$drivername.$assign('oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver')

The JDBC DAM also provides a $setdriver() method which can be used in preference if desired.

7. Set the Hostname
Finally, ensure that the Hostname parameter specified when calling myJDBCObj.$logon() is formatted correctly.
Most drivers use a URL format to pass the relevant information to the driver. For example, a typical Type 4 driver might use a URL such as: jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port/service

Do myJDBCObj.$logon('jdbc:oracle:thin:@192.168.0.1:1521/ora10g', 'scott', 'tiger', 'mySession')
When using the SQL Browser, this connection information would look similar to:

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