don't forget you need the <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> tag Alex Fernández wrote: > I think I can answer that. > > In web.xml (inside webapps/yourapp/web-inf) you just have to declare your servlet, > like this: > > <servlet> > <servlet-name> > backend.servlets.Authorizator > </servlet-name> > <servlet-class> > backend.servlets.Authorizator > </servlet-class> > <init-param> > <param-name>init</param-name> > <param-value>c:\config\Init.config</param-value> > </init-param> > </servlet> > > By default (I think), the servlet container starts it up. > > Please correct me if I'm wrong. > > PS. Someone turn off the f***ing Content Manager! ;) > > Alex. > > Guillaume Barreau wrote: > > > Thanks for all the replies which were very useful. > > I have however a further question about one of the suggested solutions: > > > > >So why don't you just shortcut this approach: > > >make a dummy servlet that will load at startup ( is a configuration job) > > >that instantiates the Application objects. > > >You don't need a broker (at least not for this problem) > > > > >Sloot. > > > > How does one guarantee that the dummy servlet will load at startup? Is there a > > way that does not imply making for an http request from somewhere else? The > > "(is a configuration job)" seems to refer to something which I am not aware of. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Guillaume
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