How do I lookup a JNDI Datasource from outside a web container?

Question

I have the following environment set up:

• Java 1.5
• Sun Application Server 8.2
• Oracle 10 XE
• Struts 2
• Hibernate

Answer 1

This might be a bit late for you but I have used the Simple-JNDI library for many years for the exact purpose you mention. I'm not sure if it has all the options you may need but it sufficed for my command line utilities.