Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Hi,
I have an application that runs without issue on a local machine. However when I deploy it using Java Web Start I am unable to establish a connection to a msSql database.

The following code is what works on a standalone machine.
Class.forName("com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://SERVER:1433;user=USERNAME;password=PASSWORD;DatabaseName=DB");

I am new to using Java web start and from seaching the forum I see I have to load the class differently and load resources. However I am unable to find an example of how to do this. I have tried playing around with getClassLoader() and getResource() but with no luck. Any help would be much appriceated.

Thanks
David