I have a helper class which performs spell checking for all my web applications. Since this class never talks to the client it is not a servlet. Instead, it is just sits in $CATALINA_HOME/common/lib in a jar file and waits for any servlet that needs a word spell checked to send it a request. Also, since I need only one spell checker (and only one dictionary in RAM) this class is a singleton. What I want to know is: can I use the tomcat global connection pooling resource that I have set up (in the <GlobalNamingResources> element in conf\server.xml) when this class needs to access the database? In other words, how do I access a connection from the connection pool when I am not dealing with a JSP or a servlet, and the singleton class is not necessarily associated with any particular webapp? Is this even possible? I am running Windows XP pro, Tomcat 5.0.24. Thanks much, Jon
