1. A method for managing and utilizing connections between an application server comprising the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition architecture and an enterprise information system comprising a database management system based on a Daytona architecture, comprising: operating a resource adapter, said resource adapter conforming to a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition Connector architecture and being interfaced with and managed by the application server, wherein operating the resource adapter comprises: providing a connection to the enterprise information system; submitting a query request to the enterprise information system; and receiving query results from the enterprise information system; wherein submitting a query request to the enterprise information system comprises: receiving the query request from a client; instructing the enterprise information system to open a query; instructing the enterprise information system to compile the query; instructing the enterprise information system to execute the query; and wherein receiving query results from the enterprise information system comprises: instructing the enterprise information system to return the results of the execution of the query; receiving the results of the execution of the query from the enterprise information system; instructing the enterprise information system to terminate the connection; and returning the results of the execution of the query to the client; wherein instructing the enterprise information system to open a query comprises issuing a DS OPEN command, including login credentials and a specification of the type of the query, to a PolyClient Daytona Query server of the enterprise information system; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to compile the query comprises issuing a DS COMPILE command, including a name for the query and the query itself, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to execute the query comprises issuing a DS EXECUTE command, including the name for the query, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to return the results of the query comprises issuing a DS CAT command, including the name for the query, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to terminate the connection comprises issuing a DS CLOSE command to the PolgClient Daytona Query server.
1. A method for managing and utilizing connections between an application server comprising the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition architecture and an enterprise information system comprising a database management system based on a Daytona architecture, comprising: operating a resource adapter, said resource adapter conforming to a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition Connector architecture and being interfaced with and managed by the application server, wherein operating the resource adapter comprises: providing a connection to the enterprise information system; submitting a query request to the enterprise information system; and receiving query results from the enterprise information system; wherein submitting a query request to the enterprise information system comprises: receiving the query request from a client; instructing the enterprise information system to open a query; instructing the enterprise information system to compile the query; instructing the enterprise information system to execute the query; and wherein receiving query results from the enterprise information system comprises: instructing the enterprise information system to return the results of the execution of the query; receiving the results of the execution of the query from the enterprise information system; instructing the enterprise information system to terminate the connection; and returning the results of the execution of the query to the client; wherein instructing the enterprise information system to open a query comprises issuing a DS OPEN command, including login credentials and a specification of the type of the query, to a PolyClient Daytona Query server of the enterprise information system; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to compile the query comprises issuing a DS COMPILE command, including a name for the query and the query itself, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to execute the query comprises issuing a DS EXECUTE command, including the name for the query, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to return the results of the query comprises issuing a DS CAT command, including the name for the query, to the PolyClient Daytona Query server; and wherein instructing the enterprise information system to terminate the connection comprises issuing a DS CLOSE command to the PolgClient Daytona Query server. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein operating the resource adapter further comprises: catching exceptions associated with the connection; and dispatching an error notification in response to catching one of the exceptions.