The connecter( ) method

// A JDBCExamples method to get a connection.  
// It can be called from the server with argument 'default',
// or from a client, with an argument that is the server name.

public static  Connection connecter(String server) 
 		throws Exception, SQLException, ClassNotFoundException  {

       String forName="";

       String url="";

       if (server=="default") {  // server connection to current server
 		forName = "sybase.asejdbc.ASEDriver";  
 		url = "jdbc:default:connection";

       } else if (server!="default") {  //client connection to server
 		forName= "com.sybase.jdbc.SybDriver";         
 		url = "jdbc:sybase:Tds:"+ server;

       String user = "sa";

       String password = "";

       // Load the driver

       Class.forName(forName);

       // Get a connection

       Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, 
 		user, password);

       return con;