- Install Squirrel SQL.
- Download Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.
- Unpack JDBC Driver to a known location.
- Open Squirrel SQL
- From the menu bar, select Drivers > New Driver
# For the purpose of this example, [...] indicates a button. Name: MSSQL Example URL: jdbc:sqlserver://<url>:<port>;databaseName=<db name>; Website URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms378428(SQL.90).aspx # Add the JDBC driver [Extra Class Path] > [Add] <JDBC Driver Location>/enu/sqljdbc4.jar [Choose] Class Name: com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver [OK]
Thank you very much for this! Was really handy today.