Nope this is not supported, the web.xml must map to a file.
-----Original Message----- From: Bailey, Shane C. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:51 AM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: Struts Action in Welcome File List Can't you just do this: <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>/PMTAction.do</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> I do it with JRun4. Not sure if all containers will do an action instead of a JSP. -----Original Message----- From: Jon Wynacht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 12:41 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: Struts Action in Welcome File List Hmmm...tried that but still blanks out after a while...I'm wondering if there's an issue with my use of sessions...would that come into play here? Jon On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 06:56 PM, John Cavacas wrote: > Try, > > <logic:redirect forward="HOME"/> > > In your index.jsp page. Also, look at sruts-blank.war example > application > for an easy to understand example of this. > > John > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jon Wynacht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:41 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Struts Action in Welcome File List >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been using Struts now for some time and enjoy it immensely! >> However, I've recently run into a problem that has me perplexed. >> Usually I can figure these things out and not bother the mail lists >> but this one requires your help ;-) >> >> I've pulled some info from the "Programming Jakarta Struts" book by >> Chuck Cavaness on how to use a Struts action in the welcome file list >> of a web.xml file. >> >> Based on the instructions in the book I have the following welcome >> file >> entry in my web.xml: >> >> <welcome-file-list> >> <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> >> </welcome-file-list> >> >> and the following code in my index.jsp: >> >> <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld" prefix="logic" %> >> >> <html> >> <body> >> <logic:forward name="HOME"/> >> </body> >> </html> >> >> and the following entry in my struts-config.xml file: >> >> <global-forwards> <forward name="HOME" path="PMTAction.do" >> redirect="false" /></global-forwards> >> >> So, when I first fire up Tomcat everything forwards fine but after a >> while, if I hit the following URL: >> >> http://localhost:8080/pmt/index.jsp >> >> I get a blank page. No forwarding. Nothing. I've tried every combo >> possible here, including using <logic:redirect/> but eventually it >> stops forwarding. >> >> Am I doing something subtly wrong or drastically wrong here? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Jon >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This communication is intended for the use of the individual(s) or > entity it > was addressed to and may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. > If the reader of this transmission is not the intended recipient, you > are > hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or > copying of > this communication is prohibited. If you receive this communication in > error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this > communication > from your system(s) to which it was sent and/or replicated to. (c) 2003 > Sapiens Americas Corp. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]