In Netbeans  IDE, I was trying to add a Database connection to a MS SQL server 2005 database. After entering the correct parameters and locating the right jdbc driver  (sqljdbc.jar), I was able to connect; however none of the tables showed up. After reading this , I decided to set the value of the schema property to dbo and it worked!   To change the value of the schema property in your Netbeans's database connection, do the following:    Right click on the connection  Click on Disconnect  Right click again on the connection  Click properties  Change the value of the Schema property  
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