Question

Am trying to use MSSQL server with Play Framework, In my application.conf

    db.url=jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://localhost\SQL2008:1433;DatabaseName=testDB
    db.driver=com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver
    db.user=sa
    db.pass=sa

Am getting this below error

Database error
A database error occured : Cannot connected to the database, [Microsoft][SQLServer    
2000 Driver for JDBC]Error establishing socket.

play.exceptions.DatabaseException: Cannot connected to the database, [Microsoft]   
[SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Error establishing socket.
at play.db.DBPlugin.onApplicationStart(DBPlugin.java:132)
at play.plugins.PluginCollection.onApplicationStart(PluginCollection.java:425)
at play.Play.start(Play.java:495)
at play.Play.detectChanges(Play.java:599)
at play.Invoker$Invocation.init(Invoker.java:186)
at Invocation.HTTP Request(Play!)
 Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC]Error    
 establishing socket.
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createException(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.getException(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.getException(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSConnection.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerImplConnection.open(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseConnection.getNewImplConnection(Unknown Source)

I have added sqljdbc4.jar to lib folder.
even tried using mssqlserver.jar,msutil.jar,msbase.jar

Answer 1

May be useful for someone,looking for MSSQL along with play.

First download jtds

copy jtds jar file to

   play-1.2.3\framework\lib

as well as your application lib folder

restart play

In your application.conf

   # If you need a full JDBC configuration use the following :
   db.url=jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433/testDB;instance=SQL2008
   db.driver=net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
   db.user=sa
   db.pass=sa

Start Playing 🙂

Update For Play2

Add play dependencies to your Build.scala like this

 val appDependencies = Seq(
    "net.sourceforge.jtds" % "jtds" % "1.2"
  )

There is change in conf file in Play2…

   db.default.url="jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433/testDB;instance=SQL2008"
   db.default.driver=net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
   db.default.user=sa
   db.default.pass=sa

restart play SBT will download dependencies for you. Start Playing 🙂