How to make the Driver downward compatible (connect to SQL Server 6.5)?
To make the Driver connect to an MS SQL 6.5 server, set the “serverVersion” properties as “Sql6.5”. Example: Properties x = new Properties(); x.put(“user”,”scott”);// set username x.put(“password”,”tiger”)//set the password x.put(“serverVersion”,”Sql6.5″);// the server version to connect String url= “jdbc:AvenirDriver://serverName:1433/Database”; // URL Class.forName (“net.avenir.jdbc2.Driver”);// Register the Driver Connection conn = DriverManager.