Connection Pool and Data Source

[rootorder root]

Hi

Like to understand more about the relationship betwee connection pool and datasource in Weblogic 8.1.

Can I configure connection pool only without creating any datasource?

And access the database directly by getting a connection from the connection pool?

What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Thanks for your help.
Rootorder

[Deepak Dew]

You can always create connection pool without creating data source but data sources are tied to atlead one connection pool and when a client needs a connection from connection pool, it looks up data source in jndi and then gets a connection from connection using data source
I think you can also get a connection without using a data source