To access data from a SQL Server database by using the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver, you must have the following components installed on your computer:

Java Runtime Environment Requirements

JDBC 3.0 features require a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) of version 1.4 or later; therefore the JDBC driver also requires a JRE of version 1.4 or later. The JDBC driver is designed to work within all major virtual machines, but is officially supported on Sun JRE 1.4 or later.

SQL Server Requirements

The JDBC driver has been designed specifically to use features introduced with SQL Server 2005, but it is also backwards-compatible with SQL Server 2000, including the 64-bit version.

Operating System Requirements

The JDBC driver is designed to work on any operating system that supports the use of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). However, only Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and Windows 2000 or later operating systems are officially supported.

Supported Languages

The JDBC driver supports all SQL Server column collations.

For more information about collations, see "Working with Collations" in SQL Server Books Online.

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