Has anyone done any work in making database connections via ADO/OLEDB or JDBC in JAVA? I do not know what would be involved but there has been allot of work in this area from a performance standpoint. Both JDBC and ADO are widely supported on many platforms and both provide native database functionality via native drivers. Is there a way for ZOPE to utilize ADO/OLDB or JDBC via a python component (maybe implemented as LOCAL STORAGE(ZEO))? Is there a way to provide Database Connection Pooling (add/remove DB connections based on application usage?) Lack of support for Native database functionality in ZOPE is a major drawback and getting every DB vendor to code Python Drivers for ZOPE doesn't seem reasonable from a maintenance standpoint on both sides of the coin(developer/database manufacturer). Coding a DB connection manager to an "DB DRIVER standard"(I use the term loosely) would provide better long term support and flexibility. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. Theodore E. Patrick Indigo Networks - Ishophere.com