Are you seriously suggesting having a database driver on a client machine
where you do not completely control the installation/configuration of the
program using the driver???? Otherwise, 1 jar or 5, what's the difference?

david jencks

On 2001.10.29 14:45:01 -0500 as wrote:
> --- David Jencks <davidjencks@...>
> wrote:
> > What specifically are you asking for? Right now it
> > is quite easy to use
> > the driver to get a (non pooling) jdbc 2 DataSource.
> > I've given some
> > advice on how to turn this into a jdbc 2 DataSource
> > that actually pools
> > connections, although I haven't had time to try this
> > myself. Deployment in
> > this situation is pretty straightforward, you need
> > about 4 jars on your
> > classpath.
>
> And also convince the users to install j2ee
> to have javax.sql.* on the client side (while
> JDK1.4 will be released)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > There are as far as I know no deployment
> > requirements in the jdbc spec, so
> > I don't really see the problem in getting the
> > DataSource from the
> > ManagedConnectionFactory.
> >
> > Hoping you can clarify,
> >
> > David Jencks
> >
> >
> > On 2001.10.29 08:28:12 -0500 Jason Chan wrote:
> > > I also agree that the type 4 driver only a simple
> > JDBC 2.0 driver is much
> > > much practical.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Massimo Ferrari" <massimo@...>
> > > To: <IB-Java@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:07 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [IB-Java] Build on Windows
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Thanks!!
> > > > Well, it wasn't a difficult job for me! :)
> > > >
> > > > > I was trying to give instructions yesterday on
> > this list on how a
> > > jboss
> > > > > ConnectionManager could be used standalone
> > pooling. I have some
> > > problems
> > > > > with the current state of the jboss
> > ConnectionManagers, however they
> > > > should
> > > > > work fine for anything but very high load
> > situations. I'm hoping to
> > > find
> > > > > time to rewrite them, but it is not at the top
> > of my list.
> > > > >
> > > > > (problems are: (1)if the pool is all checked
> > out with requests
> > > blocking,
> > > > > blocking requests can wait forever, as
> > returned connections can get
> > > handed
> > > > > out to new requests. (2) the pooling code is
> > too complicated and has
> > > too
> > > > > much speculative functionality and too many
> > parameters for the
> > > purpose
> > > of
> > > > a
> > > > > connection pool. It may be great for
> > something else, but it is too
> > > hard
> > > > to
> > > > > fix problems (see 1) with its current
> > complexity)
> > > > Ok, but first just a question: what do you think
> > about tyrex? It should
> > > be
> > > > not that difficult to implement pooling
> > (DataSource pool) for the
> > > firebird
> > > > driver using the tyrex library, or am I
> > completely wrong? They say they
> > > use
> > > > also a connector architecture, but I'm not sure
> > it's the JCA.
> > > >
> > > > Well, I see that using the Minerva Pool has its
> > advatanges, since (I
> > > guess)
> > > > you are the main developer, but I have first to
> > understand the
> > > mechanics
> > > of
> > > > jca.
> > > > Least but not last, I partially agree with Kyle
> > Cordes: I think your
> > > type
> > > 4
> > > > driver would also be really useful as just a
> > simple JDBC 2.0 driver.
> > > >
> > > > Massimo
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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