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Error connecting to SQL server 'could not find driver'

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Hello,

I was trying to connect to MS SQL Server using Windows Authentication with Pentaho 7. I selected 'MS SQL Server (Native).

Here is error message that I received back. I already searched web regarding this error message and moved some .dll files around pointlessly.

Any suggestions?

Error connecting to database [Adhoc] :org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException:
Error occurred while trying to connect to the database


Driver class 'com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver' could not be found, make sure the 'MS SQL Server (Native)' driver (jar file) is installed.
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver




org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException:
Error occurred while trying to connect to the database


Driver class 'com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver' could not be found, make sure the 'MS SQL Server (Native)' driver (jar file) is installed.
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver




at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.normalConnect(Database.java:472)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:370)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:341)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connect(Database.java:331)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseFactory.getConnectionTestReport(DatabaseFactory.java:80)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.testConnection(DatabaseMeta.java:2795)
at org.pentaho.ui.database.event.DataHandler.testDatabaseConnection(DataHandler.java:598)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulDomContainer.invoke(AbstractXulDomContainer.java:313)
at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:157)
at org.pentaho.ui.xul.impl.AbstractXulComponent.invoke(AbstractXulComponent.java:141)
at org.pentaho.ui.xul.swt.tags.SwtButton.access$500(SwtButton.java:43)
at org.pentaho.ui.xul.swt.tags.SwtButton$4.widgetSelected(SwtButton.java:137)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:820)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:796)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.xul.KettleDialog.show(KettleDialog.java:80)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.xul.KettleDialog.show(KettleDialog.java:47)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.core.database.dialog.XulDatabaseDialog.open(XulDatabaseDialog.java:116)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.core.database.dialog.DatabaseDialog.open(DatabaseDialog.java:60)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.step.BaseStepDialog.showDbDialogUnlessCancelledOrValid(BaseStepDialog.java:779)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.step.BaseStepDialog$AddConnectionListener.widgetSelected(BaseStepDialog.java:1374)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.tableinput.TableInputDialog.open(TableInputDialog.java:436)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.delegates.SpoonStepsDelegate.editStep(SpoonStepsDelegate.java:127)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.editStep(Spoon.java:8789)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.trans.TransGraph.editStep(TransGraph.java:3179)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.trans.TransGraph.mouseDoubleClick(TransGraph.java:775)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.readAndDispatch(Spoon.java:1359)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.waitForDispose(Spoon.java:7990)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.start(Spoon.java:9290)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.main(Spoon.java:685)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.commons.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:92)
Caused by: org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleDatabaseException:
Driver class 'com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver' could not be found, make sure the 'MS SQL Server (Native)' driver (jar file) is installed.
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver


at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connectUsingClass(Database.java:515)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.normalConnect(Database.java:456)
... 55 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.connectUsingClass(Database.java:490)
... 56 more


Hostname :mydbserver
Port :1433
Database name :mydb

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