Using MS Access database in Java

[nat]

Hello,

I want to make a database and use it in my java program. I am thinking of using MS Access database, although I m not very sure, sine I will have to use this data later in the SQL database as part of C# program.
I would appreciate any suggestion regarding this.
And also I would like to ask you kindly to recommend me a site how to start to create and use MS database in java program.

Thanks a lot in advance.
P.S. I have seen in one tutorial that the steps are:
1. Install your database management system (DBMS) if needed
2.Install a JDBC driver from the vendor of your database

but I am not familiar with this. Any example please, or is this above compulsory?

[James_Parsons]

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