I got it. Thanks. I'm not the original poster, I was just wondering.
Oscar On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Shapira, Yoav wrote: > > Howdy, > > >I'm just wondering what's the "risky" part. Is database pooling any > >different than this idea, in that you are still dependent on something > >outside of Java mis-behaving and is platform-specific. > > > >And would there be anything "non-portable" except for the JNI part, > which > >of course is platform-dependent. > > I suppose you could substitute platform-dependent for non-portable in my > earlier statement. > > OS processes are a lot less uniform than JDBC implementations. > Connection pooling has much stricter interfaces (namely > java.sql.Connection, java.sql.Statement, java.sql.ResultSet, > javax.sql.DataSource, javax.sql.PooledConnection) than java processes > (java.lang.Process). As the JavaDoc for the Process class says, there > are no strict constraints on when the process executes, how, etc. > > So yes, database pooling is different in practice if not in concept. > The interfaces uses for database pooling are much stricter, designed for > pooling, tested for pooling. The java.lang.Process is more of a > necessary evil. > > I'm not saying your solution won't work, especially if it's constrained > to and well-tested on a specific OS. But it's likely to require > significantly more testing, if it's portable at all, to other systems. > > Yoav Shapira > > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, > and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. > This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may > not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not > the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer > system and notify the sender. Thank you. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
