Try creating a User or System DSN instead of a file DSN. It may be that the JDBC-ODBC bridge does not support file DSNs.
Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. murali ramaswamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/29/2002 10:44 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: HELP: In TSM (Tivoli storage manager) 5.1 querying its databse thorugh java code Hi, I get following error when I try to run a sample java program (source code given at end). I am trying to make JDBC-ODBC connection to the TSM database through this code and the Connection call itself gives this error: C:\my-java>java TSM [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified I have created the DSN data source file as given in ODBC doc of TSM and the contents of that file (TSM_DSN.dsn) are given below: [ODBC] DRIVER=TSM ODBC Driver UID=admin TCPADDR=192.168.97.44 TCPPORT=1500 Please see the java code below and let me know what I am doing wrong. Thanks -murali ==================== TSMConnect.java ==================== import java.sql.*; public class TSMConnect { public Connection connect() throws SQLException { try { Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { throw new SQLException("Unable to load JdbcOdbcDriver class"); } // arguments are "jdbc:odbc:yourdsn", "youradmin", "yourpw" return DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:TSM_DSN", "admin", "admin"); } public void close(Connection dbc, Statement stmt) { try { if (stmt != null) stmt.close(); if (dbc != null) dbc.close(); } catch (SQLException sqlex) {} } public static void main(String args[]) { TSMConnect TC = new TSMConnect(); Connection dbc = null; Statement stmt = null; try { dbc = TC.connect(); System.out.println("Connection opened."); stmt = dbc.createStatement(); System.out.println("Created a statement."); } catch (SQLException sqlex) { System.out.println(sqlex.getMessage()); } finally { TC.close(dbc, stmt); System.out.println("Connection closed."); } } =============== TSM.java =============== import java.sql.*; public class TSM extends TSMConnect { public static void main(String args[]) { if (args.length != 0) { System.out.println("Usage: java TSM"); System.exit(1); } String query = "SELECT * FROM ACTLOG"; TSM tsmObj = new TSM(); Connection dbc = null; Statement stmt = null; ResultSet resultSet = null; try { dbc = tsmObj.connect(); stmt = dbc.createStatement(); resultSet = stmt.executeQuery(query); tsmObj.presentResultSet(resultSet); } catch (SQLException sqlex) { System.out.println(sqlex.getMessage()); } finally { tsmObj.close(dbc, stmt); } } public void presentResultSet(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException { if (!rs.next()) System.out.println("No records to display"); else { do { System.out.println(rs.getString("DATE_TIME") + ": " + rs.getString("MESSAGE")); } while (rs.next()); } } } >From: Andrew Raibeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: In TSM (Tivoli storage manager) 5.1 querying its databse >thorugh java code >Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:53:50 -0600 > >There is no JDBC driver for TSM. However, it is possible to use the JDBC ><--> ODBC bridge to access the TSM database via Java. > >If you go to http://search.adsm.org and do a search with criteria: > > +jdbc +raibeck > >You will find some discussion on this subject. > >In particular, I posted some sample Java code that uses the JDBC <--> ODBC >bridge at: > > http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0205/395.html. > >I also recommend getting the latest TSM ODBC driver, 5.1.5, from the IBM >FTP site, as it contains the latest fixes. > >Regards, > >Andy > >Andy Raibeck >IBM Software Group >Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development >Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS >Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) > >The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. >The command line is your friend. >"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > >murali ramaswamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >10/28/2002 14:29 >Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: In TSM (Tivoli storage manager) 5.1 querying its >databse thorugh java >code > > > >Hi, > I have TSM 5.1 software and it has odbc driver software that I >installed. >However there is no jdbc odbc driver found in that driver installed >folder. >It is needed to make queries to the databse of TSM to get the details >through java program that I am trying to write. Could someone please tell >me where and how to find the driver class and an example of making DB >queries to get backup jobs information? Please let me know if there is >anyway I could query TSM databse through java to get backup information. >Really I appreciate help. >Thanks >-murali > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband. Join now! >http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp _________________________________________________________________ Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp