RE: getting validation errors on initial display of a form

In the struts-config.xml try setting validate=false for the initial action names and then set it to true for the submit action on the form of the names.jsp . This will disable the validate() call when the form is first initialized : action-mappings action path=/app/names

RE: getting validation errors on initial display of a form

Don't go to the action page (the .do), go to the .jsp page! The action is just the target of the form, not the page you start from. (At least that's what I've figured out?!) Dick Starr said: My problem is that when I execute my form via http://localhost:8080/starrd/app/names.do I get

Re: getting validation errors on initial display of a form

Since you are calling names.do directly, formbean calls validate() method before forwarding to appropriate action class and hence the erros are displayed. Call your form using this http://localhost:8080/starrd/pages/app/Name.jsp initially and set action=/app/names while submitting.

RE: getting validation errors on initial display of a form

I'm pretty new to struts also, but here is what I've found: If you set validate to true in the action mapping, the validation will run before the action. If you set it to false, you may run the validate method of the form yourself at any time. Also, it is interesting to note that if you