hi how can i retrieve a value from the url , im using String id = request.getQueryString(); Suppose http://localhost/index.jsp?code=12345 if i write the above code,then the value of id is code=12345 which i do not want, i only want the value ie 12345, how do i achieve this? Thanx Varun =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets