Instantiate service object on startup.

Hi, I posted this question last week without success, thought I'll try again.. Q: Is it possible to have the axis servlet instantiate a service's object (of "Application" scope) upon its startup? i.e. Instead of waiting for a client to invoke its methods. Any suggestions/comments are very much a

Auto instantiate a service's object upon startup.

Hi, Is it possible to configure a service with "Application" scope to instantiate the object upon Axis startup? That object needs to start some TimerTasks upon instantiation and therefore I don't want to delay its construction until a client request comes in. Thanks! Winston