It sounds like you need "application" scope for your Web Service, which means Axis will create only one instance of your class to service all requests. Check the docs for how to set this up in your WSDD file.
In addition, you might need to introduce some synchronisation in that class to prevent it executing two requests concurrently. Hope this helps Keith -----Original Message----- From: Mayur Shetye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 September 2004 23:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Shared resource hi I having a serverside program which accesses a shared resource, a UNIX command which shouldnt be invoked again till it has returned. this command is going to be called by a Java program which shall be an implementation of a webservice (server end). Given the asynchronous nature of service calls I have some queries . 1. Are webservices multithreaded by default ? OR is a new instance created everytime the webservce is invoked by the client. If it is a thread then I might be able to use locks . 2. IF it is not multithreaded, how do I restrict these programs (processes) accessing my command. Is using a static varible in the code and changing the staus the only way to do this ? Thanks in advance Mayur Shetye __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
