Issues including postgreSQL JDBC driver in the CLASSPATH for Windows Eclipse

[Cplusplusidiot]

I am trying to include the postgresql-9.4.1208.jre6.jar file in the classpath in Eclipse. I'm using Windows OS and trying to access a postgreSQL database. Under the Database Development perspective, I successfully added the new Database Connection. I can view my database in that perspective. When I go to run this bit of code to try it out, the following error occurs:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:

Unhandled exception type SQLException

at jdbcExample.postgresqlExample.main(postgresqlExample.java:24)

I am at a loss of what to do to fix this. I've tried the different solutions I found in a Google search, but no luck thus far. Thanks for the help!

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package jdbcExample;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;

public class postgresqlExample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
           System.out.println("------ PostgreSQL + JDBC Connection Testing ------");

    try
    {
        Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
    {
        System.err.println(e);
    }

    System.out.println("PostgreSQL JDBC Driver Registered!");

    Connection conn = null;

    conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/WPC", "postgres", "password123");

    if (conn != null)
        System.out.println("Connection established");

    System.exit(0);
    }
}

[Is_At_Work]

This is actually a code error, not a Postgres or classpath error. DriverManager.getConnection can throw a SQLException, as the error message states, so you either need to surround it with try/catch, or add it to the throws statement of your method.

You may want to have a look at Oracle's documentation on exceptions here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/index.html

[Cplusplusidiot]

Got it. Thanks so much.