> On Dec 14, 2018, at 1:30 PM, Dave Cramer <p...@fastcrypt.com> wrote: > > Strange, I wouldn't think so, but then I haven't used a raw servlet for so > long I have no idea. > > > Dave Cramer > > da...@postgresintl.com <mailto:da...@postgresintl.com> > www.postgresintl.com <http://www.postgresintl.com/> > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 13:29, Rob Sargent <robjsarg...@gmail.com > <mailto:robjsarg...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Using java 1.8, postgresql-42.1.4.jar, embedded tomcat 9 > > It appears to me that I need to make the call > "Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver)" when the entry is in a servlet. Is > this expected, within a servlet, or is this just post hoc ergo propter hoc at > it finest and I changed something else (wittingly or not). Same code outside > of servlet does not need the forced loading of the class and the manual > claims it's not need after java 1.6 > I too am suspicious. But the vagaries of javax are daunting. But if I comment it out, as just now, “No suitable driver found...”. I was days playing with configuration and such think that this very specific error message was telling me my CLASSPATH was wrong.
I wonder if I have an old javax installation (which I put in place just recently).
