No interest in my original post so I'll rephrase. Is every container-managed DataSource configured in TC (e.g. via server.xml / context.xml) automatically made pooled using commons pooling? Or can ordinary non-pooled connections be created too using this mechanism?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday 09 November 2004 00:45 > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: Are all TC-managed DataSources pooled? > > The docs under 'JDBC Data Sources' at > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/jndi-resources > -howto.html > say, "The J2EE Platform Specification requires J2EE > Application Servers to > make available a DataSource implementation (that is, a > connection pool for > JDBC connections)." > > Now, I'm *not* criticising the docs, I'm seeking > clarification. I'm not > sure whether this is saying that a JDBC DataSource has to be > pooled? Or is > instead saying that J2EE requires pooled JDBC connections, or > maybe that > J2EE requires connections via a DataSource? > > I didn't think that DataSources had to be pooled, based on > what is says > here: > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/javax/sql/DataSource.html > > This might sound like nit picking, but the answer to this > will help me help > someone else on another thread. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
