> I'm new to java (not firebird) and feel really stupid.
> I'm trying to add the firebird jaybird driver to the SunOne studio IDE
> and am running into the following problem:
>
> "Cannot find driver class. Check your CLASSPATH or \lib\ext
> directory."
>
> The DB URL prefix is:
> jdbc:firebirdsql//localhost:3050:/opt/db/employee.gdb

Should be

jdbc:firebirdsql://localhost:3050/opt/db/employee.gdb

or

jdbc:firebirdsql:localhost/3050:/opt/db/employee.gdb

> Where can I add the firebird jars to the ClassPath ?

As server suggests, you put them in lib/ext directory of your SunOne
server

Best regards,
Roman Rokytskyy