Designer can not find class: oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

CloverDX Platform
1

Hello,

I am using CloverETL Designer 3.0.2 and I am getting the following problems reported in Eclipse when I open my graph:

“Cannot create JDBC driver ‘oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver’. Can not find class: oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver”
“org.jetel.exception.JetelException: Cannot establish DB connection (clover). caused by: org.jetel.exception.JetelException: JDBC driver couldn’t be obtained”

When I run the graph within Eclipse, the graph runs fine and is able to open the appropriate database connection.

My workspace.prm contains:

PROJECT= .
CONN_DIR=${PROJECT}/conn

The DB connection is specified in the graph as:

...

and conn/clover.cfg contains:

passwordEncrypted=false
name=clover
threadSafeConnection=true
dbDriver=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
dbURL=jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=<my.db.host.com>)(PORT=))(LOAD_BALANCE=YES)(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=<my.db.service.name>)(ENABLE=BROKEN)(FAILOVER_MODE=(TYPE=SELECT)(METHOD=BASIC)(RETRIES=180)(DELAY=5))))
user=
jndiName=
password=
jdbcSpecific=ORACLE

Do you know I can get the CloverETL designer plugin to find the appropriate DB driver?

2

Hi,

didn’t this start to appear after you used the “use alternate plugins location” option from your other forum post?

Best regards,
Jaro

3

Hi Jaro,

Sorry for the delayed response. No, this problem appears whether or not I specify an alternate plugins location.

Jonathan

4

Hi Jonathan,

can you try just using “database=ORACLE” instead of “dbDriver=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver” in the connection cfg file? This will make the Designer use its built-in Oracle JDBC driver. Overall, the configuration of the connection could look something like the attached screenshot. This is an example of the connection file content:

user=sample
jdbcSpecific=ORACLE
password=sample
name=oracle
passwordEncrypted=false
threadSafeConnection=true
database=ORACLE
dbURL=jdbc\:oracle\:thin\:@some_hostname\:1521\:some_database

From the contents of your connection cfg file I’m suspecting you’re not using the built in Oracle driver and maybe trying an external one?

Regards,
Jaro

5

I am not using a custom Oracle JDBC driver. After removing the dbDriver property and replacing it with “database=ORACLE”, the error in the Problems window disappears. Thanks for pointing that out!

Out of curiosity, though, shouldn’t I be able use the “dbDriver” property instead of the “database” property? The clover engine understands it since I can run the graph – only the Designer reports that error.

6

Hi Jonathan,

I’m not sure why the dbDriver property doesn’t work for you - the driver should be on classpath of Designer. I just quickly tried it, and it work in my setup. Luckily using database property works for you.

Regards,
Jaro