SQuirreL uses the IzPack Java Installer which makes the installation of SQuirreL quite easy. In this article, I’ll specifically address running SQuirreL in Windows. Being a Java program, SQuirreL carries with it the inherent ability to be run on multiple platforms/operating systems. While the application works fine in Java 1.3.1, the “preferred” Java version is 1.4. According to the SQuirreL SQL Client Home Page, there have been problems reported with using SQuirrel Client with version 1.3.0 of Java. To run SQuirreL SQL Client, you need to have a Java 1.3 installed. This article demonstrates SQuirreL being used with DB2 UDB. The graphical front end is built to support JDBC-compliant databases. SQuirreL SQL Client is a program written in Java that allows you to view the contents of a database, issue SQL commands, and as you will see, perform a number of other functions. The SQuirreL SQL Client splash screen SQuirreL SQL Client In this article, we’ll take a look at SQuirreL SQL Client which lets a user interact with various databases, including DB2 via JDBC.ĭid I mention it is free? Figure 1. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a single, simple front end application that you can use to interact with the myriad of database flavors you have to have your taste of throughout the day? Life would even be sweeter if such an application were free. Each of these databases has its own database client tools which are all different.
On my consulting engagements, I typically find myself interacting with way more databases then I’d prefer… IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, to name just a few.
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