I am using MSSQL Server and Jboss 3.2.3.
The problem is when I try to connect to the database, I get the following error message.

This is part of the error message on the console.
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10:03:42,702 ERROR [NascoReporting] SQL Exception in com.nascopgh.reporting.ejb.ReportingSpreadSheetBean
java.sql.SQLException: Connection handle has been closed and is unusable at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrappedConnection.checkStatus(Wrapped Connection.java:772) at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrappedConnection.createStatement(WrappedConnection.java:137)
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[mssql-ds.xml]
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<local-tx-datasource>
<jndi-name>genesisDS</jndi-name>
<connection-url>jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://dbdev1:1433;Development=Development</connection-url>
<driver-class>com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver</driver-class>
<user-name>DevUser</user-name>
devuser
</local-tx-datasource>


[jboss.xml]
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<ejb-name>ReportingSpreadSheetBean</ejb-name>
<jndi-name>reporting</jndi-name>
<resource-ref>
<res-ref-name>genesisDS</res-ref-name>
<jndi-name>java:/genesisDS</jndi-name>
</resource-ref>
<method-attributes>
</method-attributes>


[ejb-jar.xml]
<resource-ref><res-ref-name>genesisDS</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Container</res-auth>
<res-sharing-scope>Unshareable</res-sharing-scope>
</resource-ref>


[source code]
ctx = new InitialContext ( );
ds = ( DataSource ) ctx.lookup( "java:/genesisDS" );
conn = ds.getConnection ( );


please help me out.
Byoung