Using Sybase JConnect on Websphere

Question

I am trying to create a datasource in WAS 5.1 using Sybase JConnect Driver 5.5. I seem to be having problems with the setup of the driver in the datasource. Anybody here knows of a website or tutorial that explains how to use Sybase JConnect Driver in WAS?
Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

1. Open WAS' Server perspective.
2. Create a new embedded server, assign it a name and port number (or reuse the local server that may already be running).
3. Double click on the server.
4. In the right panel, you would see various tabs for configuring the server.
5. Click on Environment tab, open Class Path. Click on "Add External JARs" button, and add jconn2.jar from your local filesystem, wherever it is located.
6. Click on Data Source tab, select and remove any JDBC providers, and related data sources.
7. Click on "Add..." next to JDBC Provider list. In the ensuing dialog box, select "Sybase" and "Sybase JDBC Driver" from below. Click "Next>".
8. Give this provider a name. In the Implementation Class Name (combo-box), select "com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnectionPoolDataSource". Remove the existing item in the Class Path panel, and add ("Add External JARs") jconn2.jar from your local filesystem. Click on Finish.
9. Now, add a data source to the above defined JDBC provider. Click on "Add...". Select the type of JDBC provider as "Sybase JDBC driver". Click on "Next>".
10. Leave the name, usually "Data Source 1" (or similar) as is. Set the JNDI name to something like "jdbc/sybDB". Leave all the other fields as is. Click on "Next>".
11. "databaseName", "serverName" and "portNumber" must be highlighted and the respective values must be set. Click on "Finish".
Now, your data source is available from your code by creating an initial context as follows:
      Context ctx = new InitialContext();
      if (ctx == null)
        throw new Exception("Boom! No Context");
      DataSource ds = (DataSource) ctx.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/sybDB");
      if (ds != null)
        conn = ds.getConnection();
        conn.close();
        conn = null;
      }Hope this helps.