Urgent help with connecing J2SE and MYSQL Connector/J

[khajeddin]

Hi
i want to use MYSQl code in my java program using JDBC. As far as I know I have to connect mysql and j2se in order to use mysql codes and accounts in my java program but i don't know how to connect them.
[note: i have downloaded mysql-connector-java-[version].zip]

thanks for your helps befor
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