New to Java

Hi,
I am a newbie to Java technology.
Wish to learn this exiting stuff by creating simple forms that talk to SQL server db. I have downloaded the latest eclipse tool v3.1.

Here are a few questions:

1.What would be a good [web form-interface-database] design to achieve transferring data from the web-form to database and back? How should I go about design; should I think of design patterns, etc. Please advise basic steps.

2.How to use SWT to design the form? Is it the simpler one or are there better alternative tools to achive a simple form design?

3.How to code the Java bean?

4.How to communicate to the database via the bean?


Tools used: Eclipse 3.1 which is a free download & SQL sever 2000 personal edition



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