The first parameter of your addErrors method should be either ActionErrors.GLOBAL_ERROR (if the error is not associated with a specific form property) or the name of the form property the error is associated with (say "socialSecurityNumber"). It sounds like the error you are trying to create is a global one, so you should probably set it to ActionErrors.GLOBAL_ERROR.
The <html:errors> tag should be capable of displaying global errors, but someone else may have to address that - we created our own custom tags to display error messages rather than using the ones that came with Struts taglib. Jim Weaver Software Developer - ThoughtWorks [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Mark Kaye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: Subject: RE: [Newbie] Another silly question 08/30/2002 11:45 AM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Kaye > > Can I use ActionErrors in my actions? Rather than in my > ActionForms? I have tried but it causes an error. Actually, I've just tried again and it's still not working but doesn't now cause an error. Hmm. What's wrong with this code in my Action? ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors(); errors.add("Failure",new ActionError("error.login.id.failure")); -- 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]>