Hi, What is more time consuming? JSP1: <% request.setAttribute("FLAG", new Boolean("true")); %> <jsp:include page="JSP2.jsp" flush="true"/> JSP2: <% boolean FLAG = ((Boolean) request.getAttribute("FLAG")).booleanValue(); if (FLAG) { .......... ........... } %> OR?: JSP1: <jsp:include page="JSP2.jsp?FLAG=true" flush="true"/> JSP2: <% String FLAG = request.getParameter("FLAG"); if (FLAG.equals('true")) { .......... .......... } %> OR?: JSP1: <jsp:include page="JSP2.jsp?FLAG=true" flush="true"/> JSP2: <% boolean FLAG = (new Boolean(request.getParameter("FLAG"))).booleanValue(); if (FLAG) { .......... .......... } %> AND, which way is it best practiced. Thankss for any help! -- Oskar Zinger