NickName:user2219639 Ask DateTime:2013-03-28T20:19:14 connecting sql server 2008 r2 to netbeans i want to create an java application which has to create a database and later access it. My problem is that i am not able to connect sql server 2008 r2 database driver on to the netbeans.i have sql server 2008 r2 installed on my system.please suggest me the step by step procedure to establish the connection Copyright Notice:Content Author:「user2219639」,Reproduced under the CC 4.0 BY-SA copyright license with a link to the original source and this disclaimer.Link to original article:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15681641/connecting-sql-server-2008-r2-to-netbeans Answers