Using SQL Developer to connect to SQL Server

databases
Posted on October 1, 2013 by Garth
Apparently, being able to use Oracle’s SQL Developer to connect to SQL Server databases has been
around for a while (via third party drivers), but I only started using it today for the first time, with SQL

Developer 4 EA2 after my colleague mentioned it to me this afternoon

First of all, thanks to DJ’s blog here as a base for the instructions that follow. Here’s how you can set
this up:

1. Download the jTDS 3rd party JDBC driver, version 1.2.8 from here (I’ve not personally tested with other
versions).
2. Save and extract the contents of the jtds-1.2.8-dist.zip file somewhere safe (I extracted mine under
“C:\oracle\sqldeveloper\add-ons\jtds-1.2.8-dist\”).
3. Start SQL Developer go to Tools > Preferences > Database > Third Party JDBC Drivers.
4. Click “Add Entry”, point to the ‘jtds-1.2.8.jar’ file location, then select it and click OK.
5. Create a new connection, and choose the “SQLServer” tab.
6. Enter the following details: Connection Name (required for database retrieval), Username, Password,
Hostname, and Port.
7. Click “Retrieve database” and select the appropriate database, then Save/Test/Connect as you would do
normally.