## Java Manual

### Purpose

This documentation describes the MaxDB JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes.

This documentation does not describe the Sun Java platform. You can find information on Java at java.sun.com.

You can use the MaxDB JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes to integrate MaxDB database instances in Java applications. The MaxDB JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes can be used on all operating systems supported by the database system.

### Implementation

The MaxDB JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes are contained in the software component JDBC (see Installation Manual, Software Components). You can find more information on where to obtain the MaxDB software in the section Download.

You install the software component JDBC on the computer which has the Java application on it. After installation, you can find the JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes in the sapdbc.jar file in the <independent_program_path>\runtime\jar\ directory.

C:\Program Files\sdb\programs\runtime\jar\sapdbc.jar

To use this documentation effectively, you require a thorough working knowledge of the Java programming language and the JDBC specification (see java.sun.com/products/jdbc).

For more information about the database system, see Concepts of the Database System. For quick access to all documentation and an explanation of the most important terms, use the alphabetical Glossary.

### Integration

You require a Java platform (see java.sun.com). You add the path for the sapdbc.jar to the CLASSPATH environment tables so that the Java platform can find the MaxDB JDBC driver and the MaxDB Java classes.

### Features

MaxDB Java Classes

Name | Functions | Java Classes
JDBC Driver | Executing SQL statements | com.sap.dbtech.jdbc.DriverSapDB com.sap.dbtech.jdbc.exceptions.* com.sap.dbtech.jdbcext.*
Database Manager Java Classes | Managing database instances (executing DBM commands) | com.sap.dbtech.powertoys.DBM com.sap.dbtech.powertoys.DBMException
Loader Java Classes | Importing and exporting data (executing Loader commands and SQL statements) | com.sap.dbtech.powertoys.Loader com.sap.dbtech.powertoys.LoaderException

See also:

Concepts of the Database System,

● Interfaces

● Architecture of the Interfaces