The path on the global forward needs to be "/tips.do"
The link tag will add the servlet context, so it becomes a fully-qualified URL, but will not perform any other processing. For all it knows, you are trying to link "/tips/index.jsp" or something. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Custom Software ~ Technical Services. -- Tel +1 716 737-3463 -- http://www.husted.com/struts/ Ryan Townshend wrote: > > Hello all > I am new to jsp in general and struts in specific, and working through the > examples. > I seem to be having a problem seeing how the paths relate to each other in > the actionmappings. > What this is supposed to be is a forward from index.jsp in /webapps/tactics > to tipsindex.jsp in /pages/tips > > If anyone has any insight in what the new guy { me } is missing I would sure > appreciate it. > > I am using tomcat 4.0.1 > strutes 1.0 > jdk 1.3 > > thanks in advance. > > - index.jsp link code > <html:link forward="tipsindex"><font size="-1">Tips > Index</font></html:link> > > - tipsindex.jsp > is a bare bones jsp > > - My file structure > /webapps/tactics/WEB-INF/pages/tips/[ pages go here ] > > - My struts-config.xml code so far > > <struts-config> > > <global-forwards> > <forward name="tipsindex" > path="/tips"/> > </global-forwards> > > <action-mappings> > <action > path="/tips" > name="tipsindexbean" > type="lairware.actions.DispatchForward" > scope="request" > validate="false" > input="/index.jsp"> > > <forward > name="continue" > path="/WEB-INF/pages/tips/tipsindex.jsp"/> > </action> > > </action-mappings> > > </struts-config> > > - MY web.xml action servlet definition > > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>action</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern> > </servlet-mapping> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
