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How to Connect to Both an 11g RDBMS and a 12c RDBMS With the Same JDBC Thin Code? (Doc ID 2216886.1)

Last updated on MAY 25, 2023

Applies to:

JDBC - Version 12.1.0.2.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How can you connect to both an 11g database and a 12c database with the same Java/JDBC code?

This can be accomplished if the hostname (or IP address), port number, and service name are provided as input parameters rather than hard-coded.
The syntax of the connect string is key.  For example, the following code snippet may throw an error:

 

 

Solution

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