Visual Developer Java Database Programming with JDBC, 2nd Edition: The Essentials for Developing Databases for Internet and Intranet Applications

Teaches how to develop Java programs, from start to finish, for connecting to databases using the newest version of Java's database connectivity standard, JDBC. Shows how to write JDBC drivers, and how to select the right one. Includes a complete reference to the newest JDBC API specification. Features a section on creating ODBC Java programs, including a robust ODBC client template for developing applications. Shows how to write JDBC applets that let Web users query a database. Explains how to create a Java Beans-compliant class library.

Karl Moss (Raleigh, NC) is a Software Engineer at SAS Institute. He has been significantly involved with the JDBC specification since its inception, and was the sole developer of the JDBC-ODBC Bridge. Karl has since written several other JDBC drivers and continues to help shape the future of JDBC.

Pratik Patel (Chapel Hill, NC) is a freelance technology writer and co-author of Java Programming for the Internet (Ventana). He is also a researcher in the Duke UNC-Chapel Hill Medical Informatics research program and is developing Web-based systems for health care.