Assuming that this is your datasource configuration: <datasources> | <local-tx-datasource> | <jndi-name>MyAppDS</jndi-name> | <connection-url>jdbc:oracle:thin:@youroraclehost:1521:yoursid</connection-url> | ..... | | </datasources> Note the jndi-name that you have specified for your datasource. The datasource will be bound to java:/MyAppDS jndi-name(in this example). From your web application, you can do a jndi lookup of this datasource, using the jndi-name that you have specified for the datasource, which will return you a Datasource object. You can then invoke the getConnection() method on the returned object. Something like: Context ctx = new InitialContext(); | Datasource ds = ctx.lookup("java:/MyAppDS"); | Connection conn = ds.getConnection(); View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3980247#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...