How does JDBC differ from ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity)?
ODBC and JDBC are both standard ways to access and manipulate any type of relational data. Many application development and office productivity tools have adopted these standards to access any relational database. ODBC is a procedural API dealing with handles and API calls. JDBC deals with objects, interfaces and methods. The ODBC specification is controlled by Microsoft. The JDBC specification was jointly developed by JavaSoft, Sybase, Informix, IBM, and others and is trademarked by Sun Microsystems. If you have used ODBC you will find the JDBC classes very familiar and easy to work with. Where can I get Lotus Domino Driver for JDBC? You can download Lotus Domino Driver for JDBC from the Lotus web site (http://www.lotus.com). On the home page, click Products in the left-hand frame. Then scroll down in the frame and click Domino Driver for JDBC. From the Domino Driver for JDBC page, download the Domino Driver for JDBC self-extracting executable (LDDJ.EXE) to a temporary installation di
