Information Technology Grade 12 P1 NSC November 2012 QP

Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P1 NOVEMBER 2013 MARKS: 120 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 16 pages and 3 annexures. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 2 DBE/November 2013 NSC INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. The duration of this examination is three hours. Because of the nature of this examination it is important to note that you will not be permitted to leave the examination room before the end of the examination session. 2. No distinction has been made between the two programming languages in this question paper with regard to the formulation of the questions on programming. Where required, specific instructions have been provided for Delphi and Java candidates respectively. 3. You require the files listed below in order to answer the questions. The invigilator/teacher will tell you where to find them. Question1_Delphi: Question1_Java: Question1DB.mdb Question1.java Question1P.dpr Question1DB.mdb Question1P.res tblDanceCouples.txt Question1U.dfm tblResults.txt Question1U.pas TestQuestion1.java tblDanceCouples.txt tblResults.txt Question2_Delphi: Question2_Java: Question2P.dpr DanceCouple.java Question2P.res TestQuestion2.java Question2U.dfm Question2U.pas uDanceCouple.pas Question3_Delphi: Question3_Java: DataQ3.txt DataQ3.txt MenuQ3_Java.txt If you received the files above on an external medium (CD, stiffy or flash drive) write your examination number on the label. 4. Type your examination number as a comment in the first line of each program file that contains your programming code. 5. Your program should always be coded to answer the question in such a way that it will run with different sets of input data. 6. Read ALL the questions carefully. Do not do more than the questions require. 7. Read the entire question before you answer any subquestions. 8. Save your work at regular intervals as a precaution against power failures. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 3 DBE/November 2013 NSC 9. During the examination, you may use the manuals originally supplied with the hardware and software. You may also use the HELP functions of the software. Java candidates may use the Java API files. You may NOT use any other resource material. 10. At the end of this examination session, you must hand in the external medium with all your work saved on it OR you must make sure that all your work has been saved on the network as explained to you by the invigilator/teacher. 11. Ensure that all files saved on the external medium or network can be read. 12. If required, make printouts of the programming code for all of the questions you have done. 13. All printing of the questions that you have done will take place within an hour of the completion of this examination. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 4 DBE/November 2013 NSC SCENARIO Your community has planned different events to raise funds for the local community centre. One event planned is an annual dance competition. QUESTION 1: PROGRAMMING AND DATABASE The dance competition is held over a period of 12 weeks. It starts with 14 competing dance couples. Some of the competitors are professional dancers. Each week one of the dance couples is eliminated based on their performance at the weekly elimination round. During the final week of the competition two elimination rounds will take place to determine who the winning dance couple will be. A Microsoft Office Access database named Question1DB.mdb, two text files (tblDanceCouples.txt and tblResults.txt) and an incomplete program are given in the folder named Question1_XXXX, where XXXX refers to the programming language you have studied. The design of the tables in the Question1DB database and sample data from each table are given in ANNEXURE A. Do the following: • Make a backup copy of the Question1DB database BEFORE you start answering the questions. You will need a copy of the original database to be able to test your program thoroughly. • Rename the folder for QUESTION 1 by replacing the name of the programming language you have studied with your examination number. • Open the incomplete program for QUESTION 1. • Enter your examination number as a comment in the first line of the program file. • Compile and execute the program. The interface displays eight menu options: Option A to Option G and a 'Quit' option. NOTE: o An error message will be displayed if any of Option A to Option G are selected because of the incomplete SQL statements. o If you experience any problems using the database or connecting to the database, refer to ANNEXURE B (Delphi)/ANNEXURE C (Java) for troubleshooting hints. o If you still experience database problems, you must nevertheless do the SQL code and submit it for marking. Marks will only be awarded for the programming code that contains the SQL statements. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 5 DBE/November 2013 NSC • Complete the code for each menu option by formulating an appropriate SQL statement to display the respective query results as described in QUESTIONS 1.1 to 1.7 below. NOTE: The code to some input statements and the code to execute the SQL statements and display the results of the queries have already been written as part of the given code. 1.1 Menu Option A Display all the information in the tblResults table. Sort the data alphabetically according to the TypeOfDance field and then according to the RoutineNo field in descending order. Example of the output of the first four records: RoutineNo Week Round DanceCoupleID TypeOfDance Song Score Result 116 12 2 8 American Smooth Can't Help Falling in Love 39 Final 107 11 1 11 American Smooth Time After Time 36 Safe 103 10 1 14 American Smooth Singin' in the Rain 37 Safe 101 10 1 10 American Smooth Pretty Woman 34 Safe : (3) 1.2 Menu Option B Determine the dance routines with scores between 25 and 35 (including both) that were performed during the fifth week and the ninth week of the competition. Display the RoutineNo, Week, TypeOfDance and the Score for these routines. Example of the output of the first four records: RoutineNo Week TypeOfDance Score 55 5 Tango 32 57 5 Paso Doble 31 58 5 American Smooth 35 60 5 Tango 34 : (4) 1.3 Menu Option C Allow the user to enter the name of a type of dance, for example Rumba. Count and display the number of times this type of dance was performed during the competition. Name the calculated field NumberOfPerformances. Display the TypeOfDance and the NumberOfPerformances. Example of the output if Rumba were entered by the user: TypeOfDance NumberOfPerformances Rumba 7 (5) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 6 DBE/November 2013 NSC 1.4 Menu Option D Determine the titles of the songs starting with the word 'Love' or containing the word 'you' or variations of the word 'you' that professional dance couples performed their dance routines to. Display the titles of the songs and the names of the dance couples who performed routines to these songs. Example of the output: Song DancePartner1 DancePartner2 Love Man Robbie Ola Love Ain't Here Anymore Robbie Ola Let Me Entertain You Robbie Ola You Sexy Thing Robbie Ola You Can't Stop the Beat Anita Robin I've Got You Under My Skin Anita Robin Love Potion No. 9 Chelsee Pasha Spice Up Your Life Chelsee Pasha Because of You Chelsee Pasha (7) 1.5 Menu Option E Calculate and display the average score for each dance couple in a calculated field named AverageScore. The average score for each dance couple must be calculated using the total score and the number of dance routines they performed. Display the average score, correct to three decimal places. Display the DanceCoupleID and the AverageScore of all the dance couples. Example of the output of the first four records: DanceCoupleID AverageScore 1 32.727 2 23.000 3 24.833 4 22.714 : (6) 1.6 Menu Option F Display a list with the names of all the dance couples who were eliminated up to the final week (week 12) of the competition. The names of each dance couple must appear only once on the list. Example of the output (on the next page): Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 7 DBE/November 2013 NSC DancePartner1 DancePartner2 Alex James Anita Robin Audley Natalie Dan Katya Edwina Vincent Holly Artem Lulu Brendan Nancy Anton Robbie Ola Rory Erin Russell Flavia (5) 1.7 Menu Option G Dance Couple 8 are announced as the winners of the competition. Update the content of the Result field for Dance Couple 8 to contain the word 'WINNERS' for the second round of the final week of the competition. Once the records have been updated successfully, a suitable message will be displayed. The code for this message is supplied. (5) NOTE: If you want to test the menu options at this stage, use your backup copy of the Question1DB database. • Enter your examination number as a comment in the first line of the file containing the SQL statements. • Save your program. • Make a printout of the code, if required. [35] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 8 DBE/November 2013 NSC QUESTION 2: OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING A program is needed to provide information about how the judges score the dance couples. The files required for this question can be found in the folder named Question2_XXXX, where XXXX refers to the programming language you have studied. You have been provided with an incomplete program that consists of: Delphi Java • A class unit named uDanceCouple • An object class named DanceCouple which describes the attributes of a which describes the attributes of a dance couple and contains some dance couple and contains some methods methods • A main form unit named Question2U • A test class named TestQuestion2 The given uDanceCouple/DanceCouple class contains the declaration and coding of: • Three attributes describing a dance couple • One constructor • Three get/accessor methods The three attributes describing a dance couple are: Names of attributes Description Delphi Java The name of the first dance partner fDanceP1 dance_p1 The name of the second dance partner fDanceP2 dance_p2 The character A, B, C or D indicating the fProfessional professional professional dance status of the couple NOTE: The professional dance status can be one of the following: • A – Both dance partners are professional dancers. • B – The first dance partner is a professional dancer. • C – The second dance partner is a professional dancer. • D – Neither of the dance partners is a professional dancer. Any other character besides A, B, C or D will also be accepted and therefore the characters should not to be validated. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 9 DBE/November 2013 NSC Do the following: • Rename the folder for QUESTION 2 by replacing the name of the programming language you have studied with your examination number. Delphi Java • Open the incomplete project file • Open the TestQuestion2.java test Question2P.dpr. class file. • Open the uDanceCouple.pas class • Open the incomplete object class unit. DanceCouple.java. • Add your examination number as a • Add your examination number as a comment in the first line of both the comment in the first line of both the uDanceCouple.pas class unit and DanceCouple.java object class and the Question2U.pas main form unit. the TestQuestion2.java test class. • Compile and execute the program. The interface displays four menu options: Option A, Option B, Option C and a 'Quit' option. NOTE: Run the menu options in sequence when you test the program, in other words, first Option A, then Option B and then Option C. 2.1 Do the following to complete the code in the given uDanceCouple/ DanceCouple class: 2.1.1 Write code for a constructor using parameters to initialise the three attributes of the class. The attributes are the names of the two dance partners and the professional dance status of the dance couple (see previous page). (5) 2.1.2 Write code for a method named getWeighting that will determine and return a weighting value for a dance couple based on the professional dance status of the dance couple. A higher weighting value is to the benefit of the dance couple. The following applies: • If neither dance partner is a professional dancer, the weighting is set to 3. • If one of the dance partners is a professional dancer, the weighting is set to 2. • If both dance partners are professional dancers, the weighting is set to 1. • If the professional dance status is any character other than A, B, C or D, the weighting is set to 0. (8) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 10 DBE/November 2013 NSC 2.1.3 Write code for a method named calcFinalScore that will receive an array that contains the scores of the four judges for a dance performance as a parameter. This method must calculate and return the final score for the dance routine. The final score for a dance routine is calculated as follows: • The scores of the first judge and the third judge are each multiplied by the weighting value of the dance couple, which is determined by their professional dance status. • The scores of all four judges are then added up once the weighting value has been taken into account. (7) 2.1.4 Write code for a toString method that will construct and return a string with labels and information about a dance couple object in the following format: Dance couple: <dance partner 1> & <dance partner 2> Professional dance status: <character indicating the professional dance status of the dance couple> Example of the output for Sarah and John with C as their professional dance status: Dance couple: Sarah & John Professional dance status: C (6) 2.2 Do the following to complete the code in the main form unit (Delphi)/test class (Java): 2.2.1 Write code to complete Menu Option A to do the following: • Allow the user to enter the names of the dance couple – first the name of dance partner 1 and then the name of dance partner 2. • Allow the user to enter the professional dance status (A, B, C or D) of the dance couple. The professional dance status can be one of the following: o A – Both dance partners are professional dancers. o B – The first dance partner is a professional dancer. o C – The second dance partner is a professional dancer. o D – Neither of the dance partners is a professional dancer. NOTE: Any other character can be accepted. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 11 DBE/November 2013 NSC • Declare and instantiate a dance couple object using the user input values. • Display the information for a dance couple as shown in the example below. Example of the output if the names of the dance partners are Sarah and John and their professional dance status is C: Dance couple: Sarah & John Professional dance status: C (8) 2.2.2 Write code to complete Menu Option B to do the following: • Declare an array of integers to store the individual scores of the four judges for a dance routine. The scores have a possible maximum value of 10. Example of the four possible scores: 8, 6, 7, 9 • Allow the user to enter the four scores one by one. Assign a value of zero to a score if an invalid score, for example a negative score or a score greater than 10, is entered. • Call the relevant methods to calculate the final score for the dance routine and display the output in the following format: Dance couple: <dance partner1> & <dance partner2> Scores from the judges: <score1> <score2> <score3> <score4> Weighting value: <weighting value> Final score: <calculated final score> Example of the output for the dance couple Sarah and John if the scores from the judges are 8, 6, 7 and 9: Dance couple: Sarah & John Scores from the judges: 8 6 7 9 Weighting value: 2 Final score: 45 (10) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 12 DBE/November 2013 NSC 2.2.3 Write code to complete Menu Option C to do the following: Write the names of the dance couple and their final score to a new text file named Score.txt in the following format: <dance partner 1>,<dance partner 2>,<final score> Example of data in Score.txt: Sarah,John,45 Display a message indicating that the information has been written to a text file. (7) • Make sure that your examination number is entered as a comment in the first line of the class unit (Delphi)/object class (Java) as well as the main form unit (Delphi)/test class (Java). • Save all the files. • Make a printout of the code, if required. Print the class unit (Delphi)/object class (Java) and the main form unit (Delphi)/test class (Java). [51] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 13 DBE/November 2013 NSC QUESTION 3: PROBLEM-SOLVING PROGRAMMING During the fifth week of the dance competition the organisers decide to allow members of the public to vote for their favourite dance couple. Each dance couple has a unique competition number. People who are 18 years or older can vote by sending an SMS with the number of their favourite dance couple. Four of the original 14 couples were already eliminated during previous rounds. The public can only vote for the dance couples who are still in the competition. The dance couple with the lowest number of votes from the public may be eliminated during this round. The folder for QUESTION 3 contains a text file named DataQ3.txt for Delphi and two text files (DataQ3.txt and MenuQ3.txt) for Java. Each line of text in the text file (DataQ3.txt) contains information of an SMS that was received in the following format: <name of the person who voted>;<the person's age in years>#<cellphone number>;<the competition number of the dance couple the person voted for> Example of the data for the first three SMSs in the text file named DataQ3.txt: Armando Harris;56#+27848283872;8 Luca Huonti;49#+2585514394;1 Venere Laconi;47#+27768984873;12 The data of the first two lines of text can be interpreted as follows: • Armando Harris, aged 56, used cellphone number +2784 828 3872 to vote for Dance Couple 8. • Luca Huonti, aged 49, used cellphone number +258 551 4394 to vote for Dance Couple 1. Do the following: • Rename the folder for QUESTION 3 by replacing the name of the programming language you have studied with your examination number. • Create a new program/project/application. • Enter your examination number as a comment in the first line of the program file(s) you have created that will contain your code. • Save the program file(s) using the question number as part of the filename in the renamed folder for QUESTION 3. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 14 DBE/November 2013 NSC • Develop an interface as follows: Delphi Java • Use a MainMenu component and • Copy the given code for displaying a develop an interface with three menu menu from the MenuQ3.txt text file. options: Option A, Option B and a The interface needs to display three 'Quit' option. menu options: Option A, Option B and a Quit option. • Add a RichEdit component called redQ3 on the form to display information. Change the Align property to alClient. • Use the following code to complete the • Use the following code to complete the 'Quit' menu option: 'Quit'-menu option: Application.Terminate; System.exit(0); • Complete the code for each menu option as follows: NOTE: Run the menu options in sequence when you test the program, in other words, first Option A and then Option B. 3.1 Menu Option A Some of the SMSs captured in the text file are invalid. An SMS is invalid when: • The vote was cast for a dance couple who have already been eliminated • The vote was cast by a person who is younger than 18 years Allow the user to enter the competition numbers of the four dance couples already eliminated from the competition. The user can enter any four values in the range from 1 to 14. Validate the values entered to comply with the following conditions: • The value must be a number and not a character. • The value must be inside the range of 1 to 14. NOTE: • The program may only continue once all four input values have been validated. • The validated four numbers need to be available to be used in Menu Option B. If the cellphone number starts with the prefix '+27', the vote is regarded as a vote from within the borders of South Africa. Otherwise it is regarded as an international vote. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 15 DBE/November 2013 NSC Display a numbered list with the contact details of all persons who cast valid votes. Indicate if the person cast an international vote by displaying the phrase 'International vote' as part of his/her contact details as shown in the example below. Display the total number of valid and invalid votes at the bottom of the list. Example 1: An example of the output after Option A has been executed and Dance Couples 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been eliminated: No. Name Cellphone number 1 Armando Harris +27848283872 2 Venere Laconi +27768984873 3 Gabriella Thao +27839161414 : 302 Lucas Herder +2581101571 International vote 303 Giacobbe Spina +2582751425 International vote 304 Rachel Delarosa +27833054860 Invalid votes: 196 Valid votes: 304 Example 2: An example of the output after Option A has been executed and Dance Couples 1, 5, 6 and 8 have been eliminated: No. Name Cellphone number 1 Venere Laconi +27768984873 2 Gabriella Thao +27839161414 3 Tim Anger +2645519196 International vote : 272 Estotz Lizarazu +27833247494 273 Lucas Herder +2581101571 International vote 274 Rachel Delarosa +27833054860 Invalid votes: 226 Valid votes: 274 (22) 3.2 Menu Option B The organisers need a summarised report that lists the total number of valid votes that were cast for each dance couple. More than one dance couple may have the same number of votes. The dance couple(s) with the lowest number of valid votes may be eliminated. Indicate the following in the report: • A list with headings and subheadings with the total number of votes that were cast for each dance couple. Indicate the four dance couples who have already been eliminated. • The dance couple(s) who may be eliminated next based on the least number of votes. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 16 DBE/November 2013 NSC Write code to generate and display the required report as indicated in the following examples. Example 1: An example of the output after Option A has been executed and Dance Couples 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been eliminated: Votes received during week 5: Dance couple Votes 1 (Eliminated) 2 (Eliminated) 3 (Eliminated) 4 (Eliminated) 5 30 6 30 7 30 8 43 9 27 10 25 11 25 12 33 13 25 14 36 Dance couple(s) who may be eliminated next: 10 11 13 Example 2: An example of the output after Option A has been executed and Dance Couples 1, 5, 6 and 8 have been eliminated: Votes received during week 5: Dance couple Votes 1 (Eliminated) 2 31 3 22 4 20 5 (Eliminated) 6 (Eliminated) 7 30 8 (Eliminated) 9 27 10 25 11 25 12 33 13 25 14 36 Dance couple(s) who may be eliminated next: 4 (12) • Enter your examination number as a comment in the first line of the program. • Save all the files. • Make a printout of the code, if required. [34] TOTAL: 120 Copyright reserved

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 DBE/November 2013 NSC ANNEXURE A: DATABASE STRUCTURE AND SAMPLE DATA This annexure shows the database structure and sample data for the tables contained in the Question1DB.mdb database used in QUESTION 1. tblResults: This table contains data on the results of all the dance routines that were performed during the twelve weeks of the competition. Field Name Type Size Description RoutineNo Autonumber Long Integer A unique number for each dance routine that was performed during the competition Week Number Integer A number indicating the week during which the dance routine was performed. The competition runs over 12 weeks. Round Number Integer A number indicating the round during which the routine was performed. The final week has two rounds. All the other weeks have only one round. DanceCoupleID Number Long Integer A unique number to identify the dance couple who performed the dance item TypeOfDance Text 30 Type of dance that was performed, for example waltz, samba, cha-cha, et cetera Song Text 40 The title of the song used during the dance routine Score Number Integer The total score from the judges for the dance routine Result Text 15 Indicates the result after the dance routine was performed. The result can be one of the following: • Safe – The dance couple are still in the competition. • Eliminated – The dance couple have been eliminated. • Final – The dance couple are in the final week. Example data: RoutineNo Week Round DanceCoupleID TypeOfDance Song Score Result 1 1 1 1 Cha-cha Who's That Chick? 28 Safe 2 1 1 2 Waltz Are You Lonesome 24 Safe Tonight? 3 1 1 3 Cha-cha I've Got The Music in 17 Safe Me 4 1 1 4 Waltz Angel 20 Safe 5 1 1 5 Cha-cha Bad Boys 19 Safe 6 1 1 6 Waltz Three Times a Lady 28 Safe 7 1 1 7 Cha-cha Venus 21 Safe 8 1 1 8 Cha-cha Moves Like Jagger 28 Safe : Copyright reserved

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 DBE/November 2013 NSC tblDanceCouples: This table contains the data of the 14 dance couples who took part in the dance competition. Field Name Type Size Description DanceCoupleID AutoNumber Long Integer A unique number assigned to each dance couple DancePartner1 Text 10 The first name of dance partner 1 DancePartner2 Text 10 The first name of dance partner 2 ProfessionalDancers Text 1 The symbol that indicates whether the dance partners are professional dancers. The following applies: • B – Both dance partners are professional dancers. • O – One of the dance partners is a professional dancer. • N – Neither dance partner is a professional dancer. PreviousDancePartners Yes/No An indication whether the dance couple were dance partners in previous dance competitions Example data: DanceCoupleID DancePartner1 DancePartner2 ProfessionalDancers PreviousDancePartners 1 Holly Artem B  2 Dan Katya O  3 Lulu Brendan N  4 Audley Natalie O  5 Robbie Ola B  6 Anita Robin B  7 Russell Flavia N  8 Harry Aliona N  9 Rory Erin N  10 Alex James O  11 Chelsee Pasha B  12 Edwina Vincent O  13 Nancy Anton B  14 Jason Kristina N  Copyright reserved

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 DBE/November 2013 NSC ANNEXURE B: DELPHI – TROUBLESHOOTING DATABASE PROBLEMS B.1 If you cannot use the database provided: • Create your own database with the name Question1DB that includes two tables, named tblResults and tblDanceCouples in the same folder as your program for QUESTION 1. • Import the two text files (tblResults.txt and tblDanceCouples.txt) to use as data for the different tables. • The first line in the text files contains the field names to be used. B.2 If your program cannot establish connectivity with the database, make sure that the database Question1DB is in the same folder as your program for QUESTION 1. If this is not the case, copy the database file into the same folder as your program. B.3 If your program establishes connectivity with the database but no data is displayed: • Click on the ADOQuery component named qryRec. • Click on the ellipsis button (three dots) to the right of the 'ConnectionString' property in the Object Inspector. • Click on the 'Build' button, which takes you to the Data Link Properties dialogue window. • Click on the 'Provider' tab to open the 'Provider' tab sheet and select 'Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider'. Click on the 'Next' button. • The 'Connection' tab sheet will be displayed. The first option on the 'Connection' tab sheet provides an ellipsis button (three dots) that allows you to browse and look for the Question1DB file. You will find this file in the Question1 folder. Once you have found it, select the Question1DB file and then click on the 'Open' button. • Remove the username 'Admin'. • Click on the 'Test Connection' button. • Click 'OK' on each of the open dialogue windows. Copyright reserved

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Information Technology/P1 DBE/November 2013 NSC ANNEXURE C: JAVA – TROUBLESHOOTING DATABASE PROBLEMS C.1 If you cannot use the given database: • Create your own database with the name Question1DB that includes two tables, named tblResults and tblCouples in the same folder as your program for QUESTION 1. • Import the two text files (tblResults.txt and tblCouples.txt) to use as data for the different tables. • The first line in the text files contains the field names to be used. C.2 If your program cannot establish connectivity with the database make sure that the database Question1DB is in the same folder as your program for QUESTION 1. If this is not the case, copy the database file into the same folder as your program. C.3 If you cannot establish connectivity with the database with the given files, use the following source code to ensure database connectivity: try { Class.forName ('sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver'); String filename = 'Question1DB.mdb'; String database = 'jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ='; database += filename.trim () + ';DriverID=22;READONLY=true}'; Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection (database, '', ''); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println ('Unable to connect with the database'); } Copyright reserved