Is it necessary to close connection while using datasources

[Vidya Sagar Pallikonda]

Hi All,
I am using Websphere4.0. And i created one datasource for oracle database.I am using this datasource in JSP's.Is it necessary to close connection every time when i use it in JSP???
I am not closing connection in each page..after accessing 4 to 5 pages i am getting StaleConnection: connection closed
If any body know about this please let me know.
sagar
[ April 30, 2002: Message edited by: Vidya Sagar Pallikonda ]

[Matt Anderson]

yes, it is. Closing the connection will actually return the connection back to the pool.
Matt