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Getting error while connecting to Excel file
Srinath_Sahi
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I am getting following error while connecting to Excel file using _getDB API
var db = _getDB("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver","jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=D:\\Automation\\Sahi.xls;readOnly=false","","");
Please suggest me how to resolve this problem ....
ERROR
exception: java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.createSQLException(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.standardError(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.SQLDriverConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcConnection.initialize(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at net.sf.sahi.plugin.DBClient.getResult(DBClient.java:96)
at net.sf.sahi.plugin.DBClient.select(DBClient.java:79)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.mozilla.javascript.MemberBox.invoke(MemberBox.java:161)
at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeJavaMethod.call(NativeJavaMethod.java:247)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpretLoop(Interpreter.java:3330)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java:2487)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunction.java:164)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.java:398)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.java:3065)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.exec(InterpretedFunction.java:175)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.evaluateString(Context.java:1104)
at net.sf.sahi.rhino.RhinoScriptRunner.run(RhinoScriptRunner.java:114)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) at Sep 17, 2012 2:35:23 PM
Thanks,
Srinath
var db = _getDB("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver","jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=D:\\Automation\\Sahi.xls;readOnly=false","","");
Please suggest me how to resolve this problem ....
ERROR
exception: java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.createSQLException(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.standardError(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbc.SQLDriverConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcConnection.initialize(Unknown Source)
at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at net.sf.sahi.plugin.DBClient.getResult(DBClient.java:96)
at net.sf.sahi.plugin.DBClient.select(DBClient.java:79)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.mozilla.javascript.MemberBox.invoke(MemberBox.java:161)
at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeJavaMethod.call(NativeJavaMethod.java:247)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpretLoop(Interpreter.java:3330)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java:2487)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunction.java:164)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.java:398)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.java:3065)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.exec(InterpretedFunction.java:175)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.evaluateString(Context.java:1104)
at net.sf.sahi.rhino.RhinoScriptRunner.run(RhinoScriptRunner.java:114)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) at Sep 17, 2012 2:35:23 PM
Thanks,
Srinath
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Comments
did you have the correct .xls file path, if yes, check you installed AccessDatabaseEngine.exe or not, cause this is the driver to access data.
Thanks,
Fion
var db = _getDB("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver","jdbc:odbc:driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DBQ=D:\\Automation\\Sahi.xls;readOnly=false","","");
Srinath