One way to do this would be to use the Struts conditional tags to generate a
different URL on the page for edit versus add. You could base the decision
on the presence or absence of your productId parameter.
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Martin Cooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Maletic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Form processing question
> I have a JSP that is used to edit data on a ActionForm bean. There are
two
> ways for users to reach this JSP: 1) if they're adding a new object into
my
> app; 2) if they're editing an existing object in my app. I'm using two
> mappings in my struts-config.xml file to represent these two types of
> actions ("/add" and "/edit"), although they both map to this same JSP.
> (Additionally, the "/edit" mapping has a parameter called "productId" that
> describes which product to edit, while the "/add" mapping doesn't have a
> parameter.)
>
> It's the behavior when the JSP's form is submitted that I'm having trouble
> with. If the JSP was reached through the "add" mapping, I want it to go
to
> an "/addExecute" mapping that will actually add the object. And if the
JSP
> was reached through the "edit" mapping, I want the form to go to an
> "/editExecute" mapping that will actually make the modifications to the
> object. (As above, the "/editExecute" mapping needs a "productId"
parameter
> specified--passed through from the original "/edit" mapping--while the
> "/addExecute" mapping doesn't.) Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to
> conditionally make the form submit to one of two different actions
> ("/addExecute" or "/editExecute").
>
> Is there a way to make this work? Is this the right technique for solving
> this problem? If not, could someone please let me know how this is
> typically done?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg
>
>
