RE: scheduler servlet

["Brian Lee" <brian_a_lee@hotmail.com>]

Or just use cron or windows task scheduler to execute a main() method on 
some bogus class.

The only reason why ColdFusion has that scheduler is that you can't run CF 
scripts outside of the server engine. In Java you can do this.

BAL

>From: "Nedim Colic" <nedim@yahoo.com>
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>Why does it have to be a servlet? Servlets are transient by their nature 
>and
>making a scheduler out of one is not impossible but it's not natural. You
>could just write a small application that uses java.util.TimerTask and
>schedule it to run whatever you want. Or if it's that important, make a
>singleton class that will run inside web server and use TimerTask to
>schedule events.
>
>Nedim.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Zhou Kathy [mailto:vkathy1211@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:38 AM
>To: ajug-members@www.ajug.org
>Subject: scheduler servlet
>
>
>I need some hints here.
>In the cold fusion, we are able to set up a task
>running on schedule, such as running this task
>midnight every day. I am asking if there is any way to
>build a java servlet to make a jsp page running on
>schedule.
>I am using the jrun3.1/Unix and I check the knowledge
>base on the Macromedia site. I could not make the
>servlet work according to the way they suggest on
>article 21708 and 22440.
>The error I got is "no such servlet".
>Could anyone give me some suggestions on it?
>
>Thanks for help.
>
>Kathy
>
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