Firebird connection with java

Question

I have installed Firebird 2.1 on windows Xp and using firebirdsql.jdbc-2.1.6 driver to connect with java. Code:

Class.forName("org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver"); 

connection = DriverManager.getConnection(
    "jdbc:firebirdsql://localhost/3050//C:/firebird/database/EMPLOYEE.FDB", 
    "test","test"); 

I am getting following error:

Caused by: org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBSQLException: GDS Exception. 335544375.
unavailable database 
Reason: unavailable database at 
org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDataSource.getConnection(FBDataSource.java:122) at 
org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver.connect(FBDriver.java:140) at 
java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:525) at 
java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:171)

Please help.

Problem solved: Actually I had problem with jar file that I got from

http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/maven2

I downloaded jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar from firebird offical website and problem got solved.

Correct URL is

"jdbc:firebirdsql://localhost:3050/C:\\firebird\\database\\EMPLOYEE.FDB"

I tried this URL earlier also but it was not working beacuse of jar issue.

Answer 1

From https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/drivers_documentation/java/faq.html#pure-java-default

Default URL format:

"jdbc:firebirdsql://host[:port]/<database>"

Deprecated, but still supported legacy URL format:

"jdbc:firebirdsql:host[/port]:<database>"

Then, the correct URL should be:

"jdbc:firebirdsql://localhost:3050/C:/firebird/database/EMPLOYEE.FDB"

Answer 2

As @Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen observes, your Jaybird JDBC URL is incorrect. The syntax is jdbc:firebirdsql:[host[/port]:]<database>. You need a colon between the host/port and the database path. Perhaps something like this:

"jdbc:firebirdsql://localhost/3050:C:\\firebird\database\EMPLOYEE.FDB"

Oops, I left in the leading slashes; try this:

"jdbc:firebirdsql:localhost/3050:C:\\firebird\database\EMPLOYEE.FDB"

Addendum: You might run through the common errors list. Also, my firebird database files end in .fdb, but the FAQ mentions .gdb. It can't hurt to check.