Re: How to find out the type of application Server at Runtime

You could always find some vendor specific class and try
Class.forName("vendorClass").  If you get an exception this would mean
that it's not the vendor you are checking....

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Chester Chen wrote:

>Hi,
>    Is there a way to find out the type of application server
>for example: Weblogic, JBOSS or Web Server, at runtime from code ?
>
>    Some sort of Application Server Metadata will help.
>
>    I am adding LOB support for Application Server. As the
>weblogic needs special JDBC Oralce extension for Oralce Thin driver (for
>retrieving LOB) , I need
>to cast the proper class at run time for different application Servers.
>
>   Any suggestions ?
>
>   Also, an related question: Does JBOSS or WebSphere need JDBC extensions
>for Oracle Thin Driver ?
>   Some example or some pointers are appreciated
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Chester
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