# FMPDUDE-Video: Create Simple JDBC Connection

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fmpdude-video-create-simple-jdbc-connection/502>\
**Category:** Tips and Techniques\
**Tags:** error-802\
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fmpdude-video-create-simple-jdbc-connection/502 "2019-11-16T11:56:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/fmpdude-video-create-simple-jdbc-connection/502/1 "2019-11-16T11:56:06Z")

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Ultra quick video showing how to create a JDBC connection in FileMaker (or any other programming language or application program -- same exact technique).

Video demonstrates the "802" error when you try to connect to an FMP database that is not open.

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