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Posted on October 1, 2013 by Garth
Apparently, being able to use Oracle’s SQL Developer to connect to SQL Server databases has been
around for a while (via third party drivers), but I only started using it today for the first time, with SQL
First of all, thanks to DJ’s blog here as a base for the instructions that follow. Here’s how you can set
this up:
1. Download the jTDS 3rd party JDBC driver, version 1.2.8 from here (I’ve not personally tested with other
versions).
2. Save and extract the contents of the jtds-1.2.8-dist.zip file somewhere safe (I extracted mine under
“C:\oracle\sqldeveloper\add-ons\jtds-1.2.8-dist\”).
3. Start SQL Developer go to Tools > Preferences > Database > Third Party JDBC Drivers.
4. Click “Add Entry”, point to the ‘jtds-1.2.8.jar’ file location, then select it and click OK.
5. Create a new connection, and choose the “SQLServer” tab.
6. Enter the following details: Connection Name (required for database retrieval), Username, Password,
Hostname, and Port.
7. Click “Retrieve database” and select the appropriate database, then Save/Test/Connect as you would do
normally.