Is there a recommended way to store the database server information somewhere in my code tree, and not in server.xml? I'd like to be able to just drop a jar file on, and not have to modify the server.xml for each setup / install.

Is there a good way to do this? Is there a good reason not to do it this way?

Thanks for the advice.

You can use a hibernate pool and configure it in hibernate.properties or hibernate.cfg.xml

Disadvantage: No sharing of the pool between different applications on the same server.

Ahh.....gotcha.

Thanks.