code: private java.sql.Connection connectToDB(String strJDBCDriver, String strJDBCURL,
          String strUsername, String strPassword)
          throws java.sql.SQLException, java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
      {
          Class.forName(strJDBCDriver);
          java.sql.Connection conn =
          java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(strJDBCURL,
                  strUsername, strPassword);  
          return conn;
      }
docs: GEN-LAST:event_closeDialog