This text presents the JDBC standard, Java's database connectivity environment, and provides information for using Java with JDBC for accessing databases. Essential for making Java applets and applications database-aware, JDBC is necessary for Java programmers or database developers who want to break into the field of Web database development. The manual is designed for users who are learning database programming for the Internet or company Intranet. It shows fundamentals of Java database programming, with tutorials with the aim of more thoroughly explaining database applications. It shows how to create applets that can directly access databases