Hibernate version: 3

How can I use Hibernate3 Criteria with Spring framework using getHibernateTemplate() method?

I guess you simply should use classes from
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3 package. They have the same names as ones in org.springframework.orm.hibernate but H session will have the criteria API. Your class will extend
[b]org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.HibernateDaoSupport[b]

I resolve that with in a really simple way: without hibernateTemplate();

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Criteria crit = getSession().createCriteria(Empresa.class);

that's all!