public static boolean connect()
    {
        try
        {
                        Class.forName(DRIVER).newInstance();
                    con=DriverManager.getConnection(URL, LOGIN, PASSWORD);

        }
        catch(ClassNotFoundException ex){
            //System.out.print("Error " + ex.getMessage());
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error " + ex.getMessage());
            return false;
        }catch(IllegalAccessException ex){
            //System.out.print("Error " + ex.getMessage());
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error " + ex.getMessage());
            return false;
        }catch(InstantiationException ex){
            //System.out.print("Error " + ex.getMessage());
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error " + ex.getMessage());
            return false;
        }catch(SQLException ex){
            //System.out.print("Error " + ex.getMessage());
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error " + ex.getMessage());
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }