Install a database driver

The IBM® Cognos® Controller Database Conversion Utility requires a database driver. For Microsoft SQL Server, the driver is sqljdbc4.jar The driver file must be in same location as the Database Conversion Utility (dbconv.exe).

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, go to the Microsoft website (http://microsoft.com) and open the download page. Search for Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server and download the driver.

    The driver is provided in a self extracting archive.

  2. Double-click the archive to uncompress it, and locate the sqljdbc4.jar file in the uncompressed folder.
  3. Copy the sqljdbc4.jar file to the root c10_location.