Hello guys !!! I have found an example in Weblogic 5.1 of JSP Tag Libraries. Take a look at it: <sql:connection pool_name="demoPool"> <% String query = "SELECT * FROM emp"; %> <p> Making a query: <font face="Courier New" size=-1 color=navy><%= query %></font> <sql:query id="employees" sql="<%= query %>" > <p> Here are the results... <p><blockquote> <table border=1> <tr bgcolor=#DDDDFF> <th>Employee Name</th> <th>Job Role</th> </tr> <sql:results from_query="employees"> <tr> <td><%= employees.getString("ename") %></td> <td><%= employees.getString("job") %></td> </tr> </sql:results> </table> </blockquote> </sql:query> </sql:connection> They use three custom tags, the first opens a connection with a database, the second executes a query and the third goes along the query results. I'm trying to do something like this, but when I access the variable 'employess' at the third step, I obtain a compilation error because this variable wasn't defined previously, although it has a value in the session. How can I access this variable from the JSP without declaring it in the JSP like they do in the example? Is there any way of declare it inside the tag handlers? I will be very pleased with all kind of help. JP.- =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". 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