If you dont want to use the chron facility .. Think this solution , ( I feel it's not a good solution ) create a java
thread that runs continously like a demon, and use the process.exec() to call ( run ) the program when specific conditions are met.
Thanks & regards, Srini
MCP, SCJP-1.4, NCFM (Financial Markets), Oracle 9i - SQL ( 1Z0-007 ), ITIL Certified