java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver br br in JDK 8, jdbc odbc bridge is no longer used and thus removed from the JDK. br br To use Microsoft Access database in JAVA add these extra JAR libraries. br br 1. hsqldb.jar br 2. jackcess 2.0.4.jar br 3. commons-lang-2.6.jar br 4. commons-logging-1.1.1.jar br 5. ucanaccess-2.0.8.