I can't imagine why you'd have problems with your classloader. In any event, I prefer to use context lifecycle events myself.
See http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2001/04/12/listeners.html?page=1 You might want to post more details about your classloader problem as it is possibly only a minor problem. skraaatch wrote: >hi all, >please could someone tell me what the best way to start and run a background >thread is in tomcat? i have a couple of tasks that need to run on a regular >basis to update my db. however, using an initialisation servlet to start the >threads seems to cause problems with the classloader. >many thanks, >aL. > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
