obvious guy asks: your input has always been to a .do or equivalent (to an action) or to a jsp?
sandeep --- Yansheng Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Read backwards:). Interested in finding out why. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Levine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: July 8, 2003 4:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: using getInputForward vs new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()) > > > Or, I can just tie the errors into my session object > and use my own tags to > pull and push them as needed (still ugly, but keeps > the url clean). > > Perhaps there's a struts developer reading this list > who has some insight. > > --a > > > From: "Yansheng Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: using getInputForward vs new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()) > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:30:24 -0600 > > Huh. I am surprised that it worked for you before. > > And yes, if you want the URL to change in the > address bar, you will need > some sort of redirect. (Correct me if I am wrong > here). However, once you > redirect the page, you lose anything that's returned > in the response, including > the > errors collection. > > An ugly hack is to pass the errors in the URL. But > as I said, it's ugly. > I would be interested to know what happened, why it > worked before? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Levine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 8, 2003 3:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: using getInputForward vs new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()) > > > Correct. isEmpty() returns false (there are items > present). and yes, > html:errors shows nothing. > > And, the getInput() does return what I expect. It > returns the phsyical url > of the form page that I want displayed in the > address bar when there are > form problems (errors is not empty). > > I'm returning an ActionForward. The only difference > is in whether or not > the redirect is set to true or false. If it's set > to true, the address bar > is right and html:errors shows nothing. If it's set > to false, the address > bar is "wrong" (shows the .jspa dynamic address > rather than the physical), > but html:errors works. > > So, what I want is the phsyical address inthe bar, > and the errors to > display. > > clearer (?) walk-through: > entry page: /app/enterInfo.jsp > form post: /app/validateInfo.jspa <- Action > > on errors, it should display the page contents of > /app/enterInfo.jsp (which > it does), and show /app/enterInfo.jsp in the address > bar, and html:errors > should iterate. > > with redirect set to false, I get > /app/validateInfo.jspa in the address > bar, the page contents, and an iteration of > html:errors. > > with redirect set to true, I get /app/enterInfo.jsp, > the page contents, and > no html:errors. > > > Like I mentioned in my first post, this was working > the way I wanted before > I moved to the newer libraries. > > Any other ideas? > > thanks! > > -- adam > > From: "Yansheng Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: using getInputForward vs new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()) > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 14:55:45 -0600 > > > So you are saying that error.isEmpty() returns > false, but <html:errors/> > doesn't > display anything? > > This is happening 'cause you use redirect instead of > forward. Also You might > want to try System.out.println(mapping.getInput()) > to see if you are going > back > to the right page. You might be surprised:). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Levine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 8, 2003 1:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: using getInputForward vs new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()) > > My goal in handling "business problems" in > validating a form submission from > an Action.execute() is 2-fold: > > > 1: Display the accumulated ActionErrors (ie, using > [html:errors/] ) > > 2: "Return" the user to the exact same URL in their > browser address bar. > > I was using an action-mapping forward in > struts-config to send them to the > original .jsp they used to submit from. The errors > were showing up (good), > but the URL in the address bar was being shown as > /dynamic/Path.jspa (bad) > > So I changed the action-mapping, setting "redirect" > to "true". Now the > address bar was correct (good), but the error > messages were gone (bad). > > Then I did a lot of web searching, and discovered > that I should be using the > getInput. > So, now my execute() was returning: return > new > ActionForward(mapping.getInput()); > > This worked! The address bar was correct and the > errors were still present. > > Then I "upgraded" my struts library to 1.1b3. Now > I'm back to the > original problem of the address bar being right, but > my errors are gone. > > I found mapping.getInputForward(), and tried > returning that, even going in > and setting the redirect field to "true". I'm > bouncing between the same 2 > situations I had before. > > Am I missing something? Is it no longer possible to > have "the best of both > worlds"? For whatever it may be worth, I'm using > the -el sets of libraries > (thank you for finally getting that!).. and jboss > 3.07.. and xdoclet... > > > Thanks for any insight you can provide. > > -- adam > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 > months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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