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Connecting to IBM DB2 Database Using JDBC in OC4J (Doc ID 198304.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Containers for J2EE - Version 1.0.2.2.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

To set up IBM DB2 JDBC driver with in OC4J and be able to make a connection 
from a Java program such as a JSP.

This article is for developers who want to deploy Java applications with 
in OC4J and want to use IBM DB2 database as a backend. This example assumes 
that you have an IBM DB2 database name called "dbname", which contain a table 
called "person" with only 2 columns called "firstname" and "lastname".

Please take note however that the only  Oracle's supported DB2 connectivity is 
with the DataDirect driver.

Solution

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