Name: krT82822 Date: 02/20/2000


java version "1.3beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3beta-O)
Java(TM) HotSpot Client VM (build 1.3beta-O, mixed mode)

The JDBC 2.0 DataSource documentation mentions use of JNDI to store DataSource
objects. However, the JNDI documentation is silent about the jdbc naming
context. What service providers actually support it? Can I bind a DataSource
with just what is provided in the 1.3 SDK, or do I need something else? Will the
file system service provider, downloaded from Sun, do this? I have searched the
documentation and found no answers the these questions, event though JNDI is the
recommended way to use obtain DataSource objects.

I happen to have Oracle 8.1.6 which supports DataSource objects, but I have not
been able to determine if even that product supports the jdbc initial context.

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1/24/2000 this doc notes the link between JNDI context and JDBC DataSource, though too briefly:

http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/articles/package2.html

The javax.sql package is included in the J2EE (j2sdkee) reference implementation, but is not included in the Java2 Standard Edition.

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/docs/guide/jdbc/index.html
(Review ID: 100296)
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