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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