Well the issue is request.getSession(true)
Try something like MyObject myObj = new MyObject(); myObj.setAbc("Abc"); myObj,setDef("Def"); HttpSession session = request.getSession(false); If ( session == null ) { session = request.getSession(true); } session.setAttribute(MySessionName, myObj); HttpSession session = request.getSession(false); If ( session != null ) { MyObject myObj = (MyObject)request.getSession(true).getAttribute(MySessionName); } Because HttpSession session = request.getSession(true); will always create a new session Regards Guru -----Original Message----- From: angelina zh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 June 2005 17:18 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: http session lost between struts action David, Thanks a lot for your help. My browser accepts cookies. Actually I inspected the cookies as well as the session object when I was debugging. The cookies is a valid array with valid sessionId inside and the method isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie() returns true as long as the http session object is valid. But when the session got lost, the cookies became to null and the method isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie() returns false. The links are the paths defined in the struct-config.xml file. The jsessionid is still valid when the session get lost. Here is how the code looks like in the LogInAction: MyObject myObj = new MyObject(); myObj.setAbc("Abc"); myObj,setDef("Def"); HttpSession session = request.getSession(true); session.setAttribute(MySessionName, myObj); Here is how the code looks like in the following actions: MyObject myObj = (MyObject)request.getSession(true).getAttribute(MySessionName); I have a FrontController servlet class to hand request and response. When a link on the welcome page got clicked, I noticed that in the FrontController servlet class, the session in the request became to null via eclipse's debugging tool. (Before this point, the session is all valid.) Then in the following action class, a new standard session got created. So my personal session information totally lost. Anything else I shall try? Thanks so much! Angelina David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Check these: 1. Your browser is accepting cookies 2. Your links are being generated by taglibs that insure the jsessionid is attached if needed. I say if needed because if tomcat is getting a valid session cookie from your browser, the jsessionid won't be added to the link. They don't both have to be done, but chances of eliminating errors are best if they are. Beyond that, I would have to suspect the way you are trying to access the session attributes either in setting them or in retrieving them. Could you post code snippets that show how you are setting and retrieving attributes? --David --------------------------------- Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]