WebLogic Type 4 JDBC Drivers

This document explains how to use the BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers with WebLogic Server. This document covers the following topics:

Using WebLogic Type 4 JDBC Drivers, provides information about connecting to a database with BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers.
The DB2 Driver, provides detailed information about the DB2 driver.
The Informix Driver,provides detailed information about the Informix driver.
The following sections describe how to configure and use the BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC SQL Server driver: provides detailed information about the Microsoft SQL Server driver.
The Oracle Driver, provides detailed information about the Oracle driver.
The Sybase Driver, provides detailed information about the Sybase driver.
JDBC Support lists support for standard and extension JDBC methods.
GetTypeInfo, provides results returned from the method DataBaseMetaData.getTypeinfo for all of the BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers.
SQL Escape Sequences for JDBC, describes the scalar functions supported for the BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers. Your data store may not support all of these functions.
Tracking JDBC Calls with WebLogic JDBC Spy, describes how to configure the BEA WebLogic JDBC Spy, which logs JDBC usage.

This document is intended for programmers or administrators that want to use the BEA WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers to connect to a database through WebLogic Server. This document assumes that you are familiar with JDBC programming and JDBC configuration with WebLogic Server. For more information about these topics, see:

Programming WebLogic JDBC
"JDBC" in the Administration Console Online Help

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