Re: struts 2 - excepting starting filter

Thanks for your help! I found a struts jar in my tomcat\lib folder Dave Newton gmail.com> writes: > > The error message says it all, you need to remove the struts/etc. libs you > put in the tomcat lib directory and deploy only the application's copies. > > Dave

Re: struts 2 - excepting starting filter

Here is log with the error jars I am using commons-fileupload-1.2.2.jar commons-io-2.0.1.jar commons-lang-2.5.jar commons-logging-1.1.1.jar commons-logging-api-1.1.jar freemarker-2.3.18.jar javassist-3.11.0.GA.jar ognl-3.0.4.jar struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar xwork-core-2.3.1.2.jar log4j-1.2.14.jar

struts 2 - excepting starting filter

I downloaded from google code Basic_Struts2_Ant and modified web.xml, added struts.xml and index.jsp along with log4j stuff according to instructions on struts website for this example. The app does not work on tomcat 7.0 I built with ant and deployed on tomcat jars I am using commons-fileu

struts 2 exception - SEVERE: Exception starting filter struts2

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StrutsPrepareFilter, StrutsExecuteFilter, Sitemesh and TagUtils

I've upgraded to 2.1.6. I'm using the new StrutsPrepareFilter and StrutsExecuteFilter, instead of the ActionContextCleanUp and FilterDispatcher. I was using the built-in Dojo module. So, I've gone about using the dojo plugin, and importing the taglibs as described here - http://struts.apache.o

My Own stack for all package and global result

")? If the main struts.xml extend this, will the included files have this stack as default? Question2: Can i have a global "login" result so it can be referred from all packages. As i understand, a result is global only inside the package in which its defined. Thanks a lot Jay -- View

Dojo and TabbedPanel in Internet Explorer 7

I'm using Struts-2.0.11.1 in Dev-Mode. The Dojo Head is also in Debug Mode. I have a tabbedPanel with one dynamic tab (for the purposes of this question). In FireFox-2.0.X, the tab loads properly. In Internet Explorer-7.0, the tab does not load properly. I've included the Dojo Debug statements f

Re: Display the Image from the Database

Vaani, try the Stream result type - http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/stream-result.html --- Vaani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi i am new to struts... > > how to display the created image from database.i got the image in byte > array format. can any one tell me > how to convert the byte

Re: TabbedPanel in Struts2

OK User error: I had the struts.serve.static property set to false, and did not actually have all the required files copied over. All, thanks for your quick responses. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For ad

Re: TabbedPanel in Struts2

I do have debug on. No errors or config warnings are coming up. --- Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have Dojo debugging turned on in your tag? > > Do you have an tag, I guess? I don't recall having had > any major issues with it, but it was awhile ago I used it. > > Dave

Re: TabbedPanel in Struts2

I saw this page, but no real help - http://struts.apache.org/2.0.11/docs/ajax-tags.html#AjaxTags-tabbedPanelTag Any help would be greatly appreciated. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands,

Re: TabbedPanel in Struts2

No, not at all. I get Dojo-ififed tags, but they have no label or anything else, for that matter. They are just divs with the content of the tab, but no label. I will list the JSP content I'm using, and the resulting output. The JSP code == <%@

TabbedPanel in Struts2

I was using tabbedPanel, with the Ajax theme in WebWork-2; no problem. After my upgrade to Struts-2.0.11, I no longer get decorated tabs. The ajax recipes were not as helpful as I would have liked (http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/ajax-and-javascript-recipes.html#AjaxandJavaScriptRecipes-TabbedP

ActionValidatorManagerFactory

While I used WebWork-2, and the XWork associated with it, I was able to programmatically retrieve action validation using the ActionValidatorManagerFactory. Now, it seems this class was removed. Any suggestions on how to programmatically get a ValidatorFactory instance?

Re: Email Notifications and Struts

If you want the Action to return immediately, and have the emails sent asynchronously, then JMS is a definite option. Another option is the JDK's Timer functionality (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/TimerTask.html). --- jwynacht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I ha

ActionValidatorManagerFactory

While I used WebWork-2, and the XWork associated with it, I was able to programmatically retrieve action validation using the ActionValidatorManagerFactory. Now, it seems this class was removed. Any suggestions on how to programmatically get a ValidatorFactory instance?

Issue with forwarding to another .do

Hi, I hope every one is fine. Iam forwarding a 'login.do' to another path like this PROBLEM: when i see the jsp file the url in address bar contain login.do at the end, but i want defaultPage.do instead of login.do... The lesson i get from this is that struts does not consider

Re: problem in

Thanks alot, it solved my problem Jay Puneet Lakhina wrote: > > On 10/6/06, Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, iam using struts with tmocat 5. my struts-cofig.xml is like this one >> >> > path="/user" >> type="

problem in

Hi, iam using struts with tmocat 5. my struts-cofig.xml is like this one and form bean tag is Action class is as following: CreateFolderForm folders = (CreateFolderForm) form; File dir = new File("../users"); ArrayList dirList=new java.util.ArrayList(); String[] subdir = dir.list(); if (su

in a string

Hi all, I want to store the value of value in a string. Or in other words, i have a variable of string data type. i want to set its value equal to value of String variable = ; any idea to do this thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/%3Cbean%3Awrite%3E-in-a-str

RE: has struts reached the saturation

+1 Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Original Message- From: Asad Habib [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:28 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: has struts reached the saturation Hello everyone. This thread has

help - scriplet interpretation in nested tag

In: <%=ind%> is not getting replaced with its value when I see the html source in the browser. How to make the <%=ind%> interpreted by the jsp engine? Thank you and have a great day... --Jay Jakilinki Verizon Wireless IT PFS System 908-306-7721 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The informati

Struts html taglib and javascript

Hi I am trying to put dynamic javascript in html:text tag. I have a checkbox next to a name (names are backed up by a list) and whenever the user changes the name the checkbox next to the name is automatically checked. javascript: document.someform.chkbox[<%=indexId property in nested:iterate

error-page design question

HttpServletResponse.sendError(SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE) in the code? Thanks. Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | http://www.vtgroup.com/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Forcing URL Rewriting over Cookies in an existing application.

Hi all, I have an application (Sun ONE 6.1 sp2, Struts 1.02 (I guess)) that uses Cookies for session handling and has been so for around 3/4 years. I have a requirement where I want to force URL Rewriting even if the browser supports cookies. Please help! Jay Broadband interface (RIA) + mail

Conditional validation

Is there a way in VALIDATION.XML to conditionally include/exclude the Javascript validations, so they don't fire if the field isn't present? (They're currently firing and failing, stopping the other client-side validations as well.) Thanks. Jay | Vertical Technology Group

RE: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.getServletContext(RequestProcessor.java:1136)

This isn't really an answer to your question, but if I'm looking at the correct line of source (see below), it may be that "servlet" is null, hence the NPE: protected ServletContext getServletContext() { return (servlet.getServletContext()); } Jay | J

Re: debugging tomcat with eclipse

Thanks a lot. I had to add the source to the path. Regards, Jay On 8/28/05, zheng chengbao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i'am using myeclipse,it is very easy to debug > > 2005/8/27, Jay Sheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > HI, > > > > It

debugging tomcat with eclipse

are copying the jar file to the tomcat lib folder and then running the tomcat app. Any help / pointers would be useful. Thanks, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: accessing variables using logic:iterate

Thanks a lot. Got it. As you said, the naming conventions were followed, but I made a typo in the property attribute. Sorry for the trouble. Jay On 8/16/05, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jay Sheth wrote: > > >HI, > >When i do : > > > >

Re: accessing variables using logic:iterate

sic in logic:iterate. Thanks, Jay On 8/16/05, Stéphane Zuckerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > session.setAttribute("recurringTaskSummary",v_recurringTaskSummary), > > > SpRecurringTaskSummary [...] has certain variables such as > > EmployeeName,

accessing variables using logic:iterate

as follows: The output is name of objects. However I want to somehow access the variables employeename, employeeref etc. How do I do that ? Thanks, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional comman

RE: validate() not called haunts

well, I have given up on calling the validate(), I have checked method sign etc... now i am renaming the validate to another method name e.g. validate_fields. I am calling the validate_fields from action. and using addErrors in action to add messages to jsp. Thanks, Jay On 8/10/05, [EMAIL

validate() finally called !!!!!!!

Hi, Thanks for all the help. Any1 wont believe what a silly mistake. I forgot to add the tag in the jsp page. I found out by when reading doc for the addErrors(). Thanks once again. Jay On 8/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gareth Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

validate() not called haunts

basically the action class can get the errors, but how should i display that errors on jsp (This is all because validate() not being called). Jay On 8/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh ok I see where you are coming from.. I didn't know about this remote &

Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} validate() not called

HI, I have a problem here too. I dont understand how to configure this for tomcat5.5.9 which uses the UI for running it. The link which you mentioned has remedy for older tomcat, which uses files for configuration. Any help would be great. Jay On 8/8/05, Ed Griebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} validate() not called

I cannot do that, since the 2 forms are having different fields. Somehow the tomcat 5.5.9 doesnt work with eclipse for my project. I am using ui to start tomcat. thanks anyways. Jay On 8/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you use an IDE for development? Like e

Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} validate() not called

fieldValue[0] 2 I had also mapped for the maintain...but removed it...it doesnt work even with it... for maintain it was similar with one more field.. Jay On 8/8/05, Dave Newton <[EM

Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} validate() not called

think there is some other mistake...but hard to find...any other hints would help. Jay On 8/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jay: > > So the form beans you are using in both cases are different. So are you > sure these two form bean names

Re: {Spam?} validate() not called

I use input="/jsp/tasks/MaintainOverridePage.jsp"> it does not help. Basically some silly mistake which i dont understand. Jay On 8/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > So how do you know that validate() isn't being called? Have you placed a > break

validate() not called

etc...so i dont get to know why it is not being called. Any hints on how to debug as to why it is not called ? The snippet struts-config.xml is : Thanks, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: retrieving message from application.resources file

thnks a lot. it worked !!! Jay On 8/8/05, Gareth Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From an Action class you can use: > String dateFormat = getResources( request ).getMessage( "global.format.date" > ); > > Or from anywhere else: > String dateFormat = Me

retrieving message from application.resources file

Hi, I need to read a property global.format.date = dd/mm/ in a form class (eg logonform.java) from application.properties file. How do i do tht ? thanks, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

retrieving message from application.resources file

Hi, I need to read a property global.format.date = dd/mm/ in a form class (eg logonform.java) from application.properties file. How do i do tht ? thanks, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

RE: struts validation framework

Yes. It's because the leading zero is saying the numbers are "octal", so 01-07 are valid octals, 08-09 are invalid octals, and 10-12 are valid octals. Jat | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | "Essential Technology Links via RSS" | http://www.vtgroup.com/

RE: Could someone on the dev team add link to mailing list on Struts site

Damn browser cache... :) Thanks to whoever made the change. Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | "Essential Technology Links via RSS" | http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Original Message- From: Wendy Smoak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:10 AM

RE: Could someone on the dev team add link to mailing list on Struts site

27;ve got to hunt to find the mailing list info. And I did try searching for the post Dakota Jack referenced explaining why it was this way, but I never did find it. Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | "Essential Technology Links via RSS" | http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Or

RE: Could someone on the dev team add link to mailing list on Struts site

I actually use that one too. But for the first-time Struts user, we seem to be making it overly difficult to find, subscribe, and search the mailing lists. If Mr. Jack's assertion is correct, then I guess I need to go back to the previous discussion he's refering to and find out w

RE: Could someone on the dev team add link to mailing list on Struts site

; link is broken, so it's doubly annoying to someone coming in for the first time. Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | "Essential Technology Links via RSS" | http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Original Message- From: Durham David R Jr Ctr 805 CSPTS/SCE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: How to I check what version of struts I have?

Check the manifest.mf in meta-inf Manifest-Version: 1.0 Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.6.1 Created-By: 1.4.2_04-b05 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Extension-Name: Struts Framework Specification-Title: Struts Framework Specification-Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Specification-Version: 1.2.4 Implementa

RE: How to I check what version of struts I have?

Check the manifest.mf in meta-inf Manifest-Version: 1.0 Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.6.1 Created-By: 1.4.2_04-b05 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Extension-Name: Struts Framework Specification-Title: Struts Framework Specification-Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Specification-Version: 1.2.4 Implementa

RE: Struts Radio button

I think this write-up from Ted Husted explains it nicely: http://husted.com/struts/tips/016.html Jay | Jay Burgess [Vertical Technology Group] | "Essential Technology Links via RSS" | http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Original Message- From: Neil Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: Meta Information in Action Form

We too use a PlugIn, and I'm now wondering based on Craig's explanation whether there are any advantages/disadvantages of one technique over the other? Jay Vertical Technology Group http://www.vtgroup.com/ -Original Message- From: Joe Germuska [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Se

Two Data Base Connections in struts-config.xml ?

Hi, Is it possible to connect to two databases from a struts application. ie basically is it possible two add two database connectivity in struts-config.xml? Regards, Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Using XML in struts

Hi all, How can i read XML files using struts? is this possible? Can any one provide a link or give an example for reading XML files using struts? :-) Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

Re: help : paging in struts view

Hi all, How can we read XML files using struts? is this possible. Can any one povide a link or give an example for reading XML files using struts? :-) Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands

Re: Regarding JBOSS

Hi, i am downloading JBOSS from the below link as per ur instructions. http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jboss/jboss-4.0.1RC1.zip is this ok for me . or should i download some other links. I can see lots of links for downloading JBOSS. jay - Original Message - From

Re: Regarding JBOSS

Thanks :-) Jay - Original Message - From: "Slattery, Tim - BLS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: RE: Regarding JBOSS > > I need to download JBOSS 4.0.1 for windows.

Regarding JBOSS

Hi all, I need to download JBOSS 4.0.1 for windows. Where can i get this ? What should i download? I can see lots of downloads for jboss. ie jboss4.0.1 RC1.zip, jboss4.0.1 RC2.zip.. etc. Which one should i download?? :-) Jay

Re: struts and Tomcat4.0.4

Hi, What is ur systems configuration ? Does it have enough free space ? What about swap space ? How much swap have you allocated at the time of installing OS ? Do delete the files in temporary directory and also clean up the log files. This may help. Regards, jAY. - Original Message

Re: struts and Tomcat4.0.4

if the problem is after executing the sql statement then u might not closed the connection properly. its always good to close the resultset, statement and connection. If ur action file does not close the sql connection the system hangs. - Original Message - From: "Nadia Kunkov" <[EMAIL PR

Re: Displaying applets

Thanks Ram and jack .. :-) - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: RE: Displaying applets Hi Jay, You can have an applet client, which talks to struts on the server side and displays the val

Displaying applets

Is it possible to display the output as an applet in struts? if so how is it possible ? Thanks , Jay - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to implement torque?

Thanks Eddie I will do that. Have u tried implementing the same? :) Jay Chandran. - Original Message - From: "Eddie Bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jay Chandran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: W

Re: file upload problem

al Message - From: "uma.k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Jay Chandran'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 12:32 PM Subject: RE: file upload problem > Hi Jay, >

Re: file upload problem

change the below line of ur action file String fileName2 = filePath+"/"+fileName; to String fileName2 = filePath+fileName; - Original Message - From: "uma.k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Preview of an Image and text

1. From the jsp page select the image (image path) for uploading. Let the preview button be a submit button . function setHidValue() { document.frm.paramPassed.value="preview"; } ie when u click the preview button a java script function is called, in which we assign a value t

Re: file upload problem

include the below and check - Original Message - From: "uma.k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 3:10 PM Subject: file upload problem > Hi, > I am modifying the upload files given by struts and trying to uploa

Re: [SOLVED] RE: NullPointerException

uma , Good Work.. its always better to take a backup of the working directory . hope u know it well . still reminding .. - Original Message - From: "uma.k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: [

Re: NullPointerException

i am not a fundu in struts but still ..:) please go through the below link and check whether it make sense. Null pointer exception usually arises when we are trying to extract some values from variables which are "null". Please check whether the variables u r calling when the action is perfor

Re: can i get solved example

Hi, You can go through "Professional jakarta Struts 1.1" written by james goodwill and richard hightower. its published by wrox . jay - Original Message - From: "Nishant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: ActionMapping without a formbean

I am not a big struts giant :) But let me give my suggestions on ur doubt In the case of links we are just invoking a java (acion) file . If we need to send some value through links to action file we need to send as parameter from our link. HTML:FORM tag is mainly meant for passing form

Re: Validation

Hello Ankur, I think u are getting the error page only because u did not define the output page. ie in Hope it helps u . Regards :) Krishna - Original Message - From: "Ankur Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'

Re: how to send batch emails

Hai , Please check the below code which helps u to send batch mails .. import javax.mail.Folder; import javax.mail.Store; import javax.mail.Transport; import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress; import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage; import javax.mail.Message; import javax.mail.MessagingExceptio

Re: How To Upload Files from Clients' Machine?

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RE: Navigation Bar

f.net. -- Jay Glanville > -Original Message- > From: Zaid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:58 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Navigation Bar > > > Dear Friends, > > I am new Struts developer, meanwhile I did huge coding i

Confirmation Requested: "development has stopped on the presentation tags"

tty much all of the Struts-Logic tag library (equality, iteration, etc) and some of the Struts-Bean library can be replaced with the JSTL. Mike, is this the "presentation library" that you're referring to? So, which libraries am I being discouraged from using? Apologies for being

How to best deal with circular work flow?

meter associated with the button. However, I know that's not possible without using a redirect, which in turn destroys my messages. What is the best/cleanest way to deal with this situation? Suggestions? Thanks -- Jay Glanville

RE: what is the difference between forward and redirect?

this helps. JDG PS: I'm sure the rest of the community will correct me if I'm wrong. -- Jay Glanville > -Original Message- > From: Johannes Wolfgang Woger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:27 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List >

RE: what is the difference between forward and redirect?

Another difference that has to be taken into consideration is that a forward keeps all the request scope parameters and attributes, whereas in a redirect, the request scoped parameters and attributes are lost. JDG -- Jay Glanville > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PRO

RE: Problem

t.apache.org), it's right there under "Contributing". It's the same with James, Jakarta-Commons, etc. Just a minor pet-peeve of mine. JDG -- Jay Glanville - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Problem

isn't there any reference to mailing lists on the struts pages? I'm used to seeing something mentioned in the navigation panel for all the other apache projects. JDG -- Jay Glanville > -Original Message- > From: Nina Bertilsdotter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tu

RE: what's the best way to have an if/else clause?

> If you are using Tomcat 5.0+ (JSP 2.0) you will have built-in > support JSTL in JSP. You wont have to add any libraries. I've taken the attitude not to rely on any container's library set. It doesn't make the web application very portable. Thanks for the suggest, none t

RE: what's the best way to have an if/else clause?

It is an option that I didn't realize I had. Up to now, we've been using the struts tag library almost exclusively, as, up to now, it's provided us with all the JSP functionality we've needed. This situation my provide the impetus to add JSTL to our libraries. Thanks J

what's the best way to have an if/else clause?

in tags, so I'm thinking that I need to so something like the following: Basically, to implement the else clause by performing a second if statement. Is this the correct way to do things? Is there a better way? Would I be better off using scr