is it possible to use DBObjects and not use other parts of expresso such as
Jobs, Controllers, etc?
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> Yes you can because you access input, output, block in the JSP
> using the custom tags. Because an expresso controller writes a controller
> response object to the request scope. The input value can also read back a
> controller requests.
>
> But I do not why you cannot reuse old ActionForm that you have already
written,
> though. The expresso controller does not expose the action form bean
> as you and I know in the "actionPerformed" method. On the otherhand
> you gain automatically action command dispatch handling.
> It was / is issue for the lead developer. The bone of contention
> being transplanting an old Struts example into an Expresso one. It should
> be made easier or as easy as possible. I would Expresso 4.0 is still new,
> and these issues dont get played until someone try to build
> an application with the intention of going __live__.
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> 0.02P
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> what do you use instead of ActionForm when using expresso/struts?
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> when doing expresso/struts do you still use Input/Output/Block/etc
objects?
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> > Expresso helpsa lot if you have been building action command mapping
> > in every single Action that you have written.
> >
> > String action = form.getAction()
> > if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("prompt")) {
> > ...
> > return mapping.findFrward("prompt);
> > }
> > else if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("add")) {
> > ...
> > return mapping.findFrward("add");
> > }
> > else if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("remove")) {
> > ...
> > return mapping.findFrward("remove");
> > }
> >
> > The ActionForm bean is redundant because Expresso
> > has its own controller element architecture. The powerful
> > feature to use Expresso would be the ease-of-use of its
> > database objects, especially if you work database-driven
> > applications. It is missing communication with store procedures
> > though.
> >
> > HTH
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/01/2002 10:58 EST
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've gotten a full app to work with Struts and have a good understanding
> > of how things are supposed to be done and work.
> >
> > Now I am looking at possibly using Expresso to speed development.
> >
> > In anyone's experience what would I lose by moving to Expresso. I can
> > see how it would speed development, but do I lose anything that struts
> > gives me? Is there anything that I would come across that I could not
> > do with Expresso that I could do with Struts?
> >
> > I've read all the JCorporate docs on the struts integration and such,
> > but would like to draw on the experience of those more, well
> > experienced.
> >
> > I guess I am at the point where I understand Struts so I am hesitant to
> > move on to something else if I will just be coming back to struts later.
> >
> > My needs rotate mostly around rapid development of applications.
> >
> > Thanks much for this information and all the previous help in getting me
> > going with struts.
> >
> > PS. For anyone starting with struts, get Ted Husted's struts-catalog and
> > read it once a day while you are learning struts. In the beginning you
> > may not understand it, but as the days go on, more and more will help
> > you out. (Thanks Ted)
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