How to use Oracle JDBC driver in Gradle project

You can try reusing your local Maven repository for Gradle:

• Download ojdbc7.jar from Oracle site

• Install the jar into your local Maven repository:

  mvn install:install-file -Dfile=ojdbc7.jar -DgroupId=com.oracle -DartifactId=ojdbc7 -Dversion=12.1.0.1 -Dpackaging=jar
  

• Check that you have the jar installed into your ~/.m2/ local Maven repository

• Enable your local Maven repository in your build.gradle file:

  repositories {  
      mavenCentral()  
      mavenLocal()  
  }  
  
  dependencies {  
      compile ("com.oracle:ojdbc7:12.1.0.1")  
  }  
  

• Now you should have the jar enabled for compilation in your project

You can simply add a jar as dependency, like so:

compile files('libs/ojdbc7.jar')

And there is no need to add a flatDir repository in that case. Read about it in the official user guide

In addition to correct answer, I want to share my experience how I solve a problem with ojdbs dependence (used gradle and Intellij Idea).

1. Go to the oracle site and download jdbs file(s). I chose to download the full archive - ojdbc8-full.tar.gz
2. Unpack the archive in someone directory (for example c:\folder\OJDBC8-Full)
3. In Intellij Idea go to the Project Structure/Libraries, press "+" symbol and specify a path to the folder there archive unpacked (OJDBC8-Full). Specify name:

4. In build.gradle add:

dependencies {

...

compile files('libs/OJDBC8-Full') //OJDBC8-Full - it is name what you specify for librare

...

}

Time is 2019 and Oracle finally decided to let "Maven Central becomes a distribution center for the Oracle JDBC drivers".

For example, if you want to use OJDBC version 19 with Java 8, you can find ojdbc jar in Maven Central. Please be aware there is a typo in group name. It should have been com.oracle.ojdbc instead of com.oracle.jdbc

 repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile "com.oracle.ojdbc:ojdbc8:19.3.0.0"
}