Struts datasource usage is deprecated, they encourage users not to try their datasource configuration in the xml. Instead I was advised to manually configure JNDI connection pooling with Struts.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: Re: Tomcat 5.5, JNDI Connection Pooling, Active connections > keepincreasing.... > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:04:11 +0200 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Caldarale, Charles R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:26 AM > Subject: RE: Tomcat 5.5, JNDI Connection Pooling, Active connections > keepincreasing.... > > > > From: sinoea kaabi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Tomcat 5.5, JNDI Connection Pooling, Active > > connections keepincreasing.... > > > > I could accept the fact that we should create new objects of Dao's, > > but for getting a datasource or connection it should make sense > > to have a utility class with static methods. > > Absolutely - Johnny K's suggestion of doing a new every time is utter > nonsense. > > --------------- > > I eat humble pie.... you right... completely off track... > > One of the problems is that I'm not thinking framework... and sinoea is in > one. > Also not having used DBCP I'm at a disadvantage here... maybe should just > shut the hell up... > > As I see it... sinoea is creating a singleton... to hold that data source... > he has to because the control servlet is inside a framework, so he is > "holding" a pool from the fridge of the framework... > > So... struts people... just help this guy... > Does struts have a better built in way to manage the pool... so he can just > get the reference to it? > If not... what is standard practice for using a "third party" pool in the > struts framework... > > He's into holding stuff in statics... because he is trying to keep a single > instance of the pool available to all the rest of his action objects... > > Thats what he's asking... what is the right way to do that in struts.... > like maybe its standard practice to hold DHCP in a servlet context > attribute... or maybe struts has a really clever way of doing that for > you... thats the question? > > ... my suggestions do suck... what is the right way in struts to hold that > 3rd party pool dish out references where they needed ? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > HARBOR : http://www.kewlstuff.co.za/index.htm > The most powerful application server on earth. > The only real POJO Application Server. > See it in Action : http://www.kewlstuff.co.za/cd_tut_swf/whatisejb1.htm > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Make a mini you and download it into Windows Live Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354029/direct/01/