Add Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver to Maven

Problem

I can’t use Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver in Java project while using maven.

Solution

1. Download the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver from MSDN site
2. Unzip the package
3. Navigate in command prompt into the directory with unzipped files and execute the following command

   mvn install:install-file -Dfile=sqljdbc4.jar -Dpackaging=jar -DgroupId=com.microsoft.sqlserver -DartifactId=sqljdbc4 -Dversion=4.0

4. You should see BUILD SUCCESS message.
5. Modify your pom.xml

<dependency>
   <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
   <artifactId>sqljdbc4</artifactId>
   <version>4.0</version>
</dependency>