is there any possibility that can i use hibernatetemplate and jdbc template in single program .i am using hibernate template to store data and retrieve the data, but when it comes to check user name and password. i am unable to check it... i am bit confused could you please help me..... here like this private JdbcTemplate template;int i= template.queryForObject("select count(*) from login where username=? and password=?",Integer.class,s1);...... thanks in advance