JDBC connection working on co-worker's computer not mine

Question

The following java code prints Hello World on my co-worker's computer:

public void testJDBC() throws Exception
{
    String url = "jdbc:sqlserver://myremoteserver.mycorp.net:1433;DatabaseName=mydb";
    Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
    Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "myuser", "mypwd");
    System.out.println("Hello world");
}

On debugging, the getConnection step does not return. I can connect to myserver.mycorp.net,1433 using SQL Server Management Studio.

I even changed myremoteserver.mycorp.net to 127.0.0.1,5802 (local database). And again with 127.0.0.1,5802 under Server Name in the Connect to Database step in SQL Server Management studio I can connect to the database, but the getConnection step does not return. No error message/exception either.

Specs: Eclipse Indigo, SQL Server 2008, Windows 7 Enterprise

Answer 1

I solved the problem by upgrading the Java version for the eclipse project from JDK 6 to JDK 7.