Tag Archives: Connection

Customizing java.sql.Connection, app server independent manner 

Posted on by vijay

This post explains how to customize a java.sql.Connection by overriding default properties. I demonstrate the topic by changing the isolation level of Connection object obtained from WebSphere server. By default the connection obtained from WebSphere 5.1 JNDI has a transaction isolation level of “Repeatable Read”. If you ever wanted to change this level today’s post [...]

Pausing message delivery in WebSphere 

Posted on by vijay

The advantage of using JMS Queues or Topics is that messages can be processed asynchronously. Sometimes you need to pause the processing temporarily. Say for example, your messages write data to a database but the database is shutdown in the evenings. What do you do with the messages in the Queue or Topic? The JMS [...]