How do I link my database to NetBeans without using jdbc.odbc? When I run the program it doesn't link.
public void connect() {
   try {
       String driver = "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver";
       Class.forName(driver);
       String database1 = "jdbc:odbc:database1";
       con = DriverManager.getConnection(database1);
       st = con.createStatement();
   }
}    
 
     
    