JDBC Concepts
Java applications using JDBC can use any of the four kinds of JDBC driver types to connect to a database such as Oracle, Sybase, or Microsoft SQL Server. These drivers are supplied by database vendors or by third-party providers. The Java application loads the driver using the DriverManager class of the JDBC API. WebLogic Server 7.0 comes with JDBC drivers for Oracle, Sybase, and the evaluation database PointBase preinstalled. You will be looking at these drivers supplied with WebLogic Server in the section “Configuring Connection Pools in WebLogic Server.”
Now you will discover what these four JDBC driver types are and which driver type is best to use in certain configurations or architectures.
Type 1 Drivers
The type 1 driver ...
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