Actually you need forward() but I do not know why you hang on sendRedirect()
that is used to tell user the page location is changed.
Use the following that works for both POST and GET and any.
forward(ServletRequest, ServletResponse) - Method in interface
javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher
Forwards a request from a servlet to another resource (servlet, JSP file, or
HTML file) on the server.
forward(String) - Method in class javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext
This method is used to re-direct, or "forward" the current ServletRequest
and ServletResponse to another active component in the application
Fei Li
-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Truelove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Forwarding / Redirecting to external pages.
Hey everyone,
I've done my research, and I've come up with the following conclusion
(I'm hoping someone will tell me that I'm wrong!). It is not possible to
redirect to an external page using a POST request. Here's what makes me say
this. The HttpServletResponse.sendRedirect() method can only sent via a GET
request, and can only use URL-encoded parameters. If the resource your
sending the request to expects POST parameters, then this is no good. The
only other way is to use a RequestDispatcher, but this also *might* not be a
POST request, and cannot be used for external resources, depending on its
implimentation.
Any ideas? Given the HTTP protocol, is it even possible to make a browser
do this?
Much thanks in advance,
Roy Truelove
pulver.com
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