You can ONLY forward when data hasn't been sent to the web browser. Move your forwards as far up your page as possible or go with a model 2 architecture and put all your logic in a servlet and have the jsp only display data. --Angus
> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:00 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Forward with includes > > > Quick problem here. When ever I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a section of the page and > try to use the <jsp:forward> tag I get the following null pointer > exception: > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.forward(PageContextI > mpl.java:430) > at org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:382) > at > org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:137) > at > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServlet > Wrapper.java:210) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet > .java:295) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241) > at > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilt > er(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Appli > cationFilterChain.java:193) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardW > rapperValve.java:256) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValv > eContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipel > ine.java:480) > . > . > . > > It is happening right on the forward part in the compiled servlet. Is > this a bug or a spec thing? If its a bug is there anyway to get around > it? > Thanks for the help! > > -Nick > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]