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Using WebLogic Multitier JDBC Drivers
The following topics describe how to use multitier JDBC drivers with WebLogic Server:
Overview of WebLogic Multitier Drivers
You can access multitier drivers in the following ways:
The WebLogic RMI driver is a multitier, Type 3, JDBC driver that runs in WebLogic Server, used with:
The BEA WebLogic RMI driver operates with WebLogic Server. The DBMS connection is made by means of the WebLogic Server, a DataSource object, and a connection pool operating in WebLogic Server.
The DataSource object provides access to RMI driver connections. The connection parameters are set in the Administration Console. This connection pool is in turn configured for two-tier JDBC access to a DBMS.
RMI driver clients make their connection to the DBMS by looking up this DataSource object. This look up is accomplished by using a Java Naming and Directory Service (JNDI) lookup, or by directly calling the WebLogic Server which performs the JNDI lookup on behalf of the client.
The RMI driver replaces the functionality of both the WebLogic t3 driver (deprecated in this release) and the Pool driver, and uses the Java standard Remote Method Invocation (RMI) to connect to WebLogic Server rather than the proprietary t3 protocol.
Since the details of the RMI implementation are taken care of automatically by the driver, a knowledge of RMI is not required to use the WebLogic JDBC/RMI driver.
Limitations When Using the WebLogic RMI Driver
Please be aware of the following limitations:
Setting up WebLogic Server to Use the WebLogic RMI Driver
RMI drivers are accessible only through DataSource objects, which are created in the Administration Console.
Setting up the Client to Use the WebLogic Server
The following steps tell you how to obtain and use the connection.
Import the Following Packages:
javax.sql.DataSource
java.sql.*
java.util.*
javax.naming.*
Obtain the Client Connection
WebLogic JDBC/RMI client obtains its connection to a DBMS from the DataSource object that was defined in the Administration Console. There are two ways the client can obtain a DataSource object:
Using a JNDI Lookup to Obtain the Connection
To access the WebLogic RMI driver using JNDI, obtain a Context from the JNDI tree by looking up the name of your DataSource object. For example, to access a DataSource called "myDataSource" that is defined in Administration Console:
Context ctx = null;
Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();
ht.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
"weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory");
ht.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,
"t3://hostname:port");
try {
ctx = new InitialContext(ht);
javax.sql.DataSource ds
= (javax.sql.DataSource) ctx.lookup ("myDataSource");
java.sql.Connection conn = ds.getConnection();
// You can now use the conn object to create
// a Statement object to execute
// SQL statements and process result sets:
Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
stmt.execute("select * from someTable");
ResultSet rs = stmt.getResultSet();
// Do not forget to close the statement and connection objects
// when you are finished:
stmt.close();
conn.close();
}
catch (NamingException e) {
// a failure occurred
}
finally {
try {ctx.close();}
catch (Exception e) {
// a failure occurred
}
}
(Where hostname is the name of the machine running your WebLogic Server and port is the port number where that machine is listening for connection requests.)
In this example a Hashtable object is used to pass the parameters required for the JNDI lookup. There are other ways to perform a JNDI look up. For more information, see Programming WebLogic JNDI .
Notice that the JNDI lookup is wrapped in a try/catch block in order to catch a failed look up and also that the context is closed in a finally block.
Using Only the WebLogic RMI Driver to Obtain the Connection
You can also access the WebLogic Server using the Driver.connect() method, in which case the JDBC/RMI driver performs the JNDI lookup. To access the WebLogic Server, pass the parameters defining the URL of your WebLogic Server and the name of the DataSource object to the Driver.connect() method. For example, to access a DataSource called "myDataSource" as defined in the Administration Console:
java.sql.Driver myDriver = (java.sql.Driver)
Class.forName("weblogic.jdbc.rmi.Driver").newInstance();
String url = "jdbc:weblogic:rmi";
java.util.Properties props = new java.util.Properties();
props.put("weblogic.server.url", "t3://hostname:port");
props.put("weblogic.jdbc.datasource", "myDataSource");
java.sql.Connection conn = myDriver.connect(url, props);
(Where hostname is the name of the machine running your WebLogic Server and port is the port number where that machine is listening for connection requests.)
You can also define the following properties which will be used to set the JNDI user information:
The Java Transaction Services or JTS driver is a server-side Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver that provides access to both connection pools and SQL transactions from applications running in WebLogic Server. Connections to a database are made from a connection pool and use a two-tier JDBC driver running in WebLogic Server to connect to the Database Management System (DBMS) on behalf of your application.
Once a transaction is begun, all of the database operations in a execute thread that get their connection from the same connection pool will share the same connection from that pool. These operations may be made through services such as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), or Java Messaging Service (JMS), or by directly sending SQL statements using standard JDBC calls. All of these operations will, by default, share the same connection and participate in the same transaction.When the transaction is committed or rolled back, the connection will be returned to the pool.
Although Java clients may not register the JTS driver themselves, they may participate in transactions via Remote Method Invocation (RMI). You can begin a transaction in a thread on a client and then have the client call a remote RMI object. The database operations executed by the remote object will become part of the transaction that was begun on the client. When the remote object is returned back to the calling client, you can then commit or roll back the transaction. The database operations executed by the remote objects must all use the same connection pool to be part of the same transaction.
Implementing with the JTS Driver
To use the JTS driver, you must first use the Administration Console to create a connection pool in WebLogic Server. For more information, see Connection Pools in Managing JDBC Connectivity in Administration Guide.
This explanation demonstrates creating and using a JTS transaction from a server-side application and uses a connection pool named "myConnectionPool."
import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
import java.sql.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import java.util.*;
import weblogic.jndi.*;
Context ctx = null;
Hashtable env = new Hashtable();
env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
"weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory");
// Parameters for the WebLogic Server.
// Substitute the corect hostname, port number
// user name, and password for your environment:
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "t3://localhost:7001");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "Fred");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "secret");
ctx = new InitialContext(env);
UserTransaction tx = (UserTransaction)
ctx.lookup("javax.transaction.UserTransaction");
tx.begin();
Driver myDriver = (Driver)
Class.forName("weblogic.jdbc.jts.Driver").newInstance();
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("connectionPoolID", "myConnectionPool");
conn = myDriver.connect("jdbc:weblogic:jts", props);
If the additional database operations using the JTS driver use a different connection pool than the one specified in step 5, an exception will be thrown when you try to commit or rollback the transaction.
conn.close();
tx.commit();
// or:
tx.rollback();
Using the WebLogic Pool Driver
The WebLogic Pool driver enables utilization of connection pools from server-side applications such as HTTP servlets or EJBs. For information on using the Pool driver, see Accessing Databases in Programming Tasks of Programming WebLogic HTTP Servlets.
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