My own stupid fault. I had set the value="" for the <html:text .../> in order to try to get around the problem I had before I changed the scope to request.
Removed those and it now works ;-) Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Penhey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 June 2004 09:50 > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: More problems with form beans > > > Still working with the DynaValidatorForm. > > I am trying to test by directly going to the action and not passing in all the > required > parameters to make sure that the form validation is working (if I use my entry jsp > the > javascript validation catches the problems [as designed]), but being the > paranoid android > that I am, I want to make sure that if the action is called directly the > validation works > and returns the user to the entry page with the errors shown and the form partially > populated with the information that they had entered. > > The action used to have the form in session scope, but this was not allowing me to > test > the direct entry without manually removing the form from the session. > > Hubert Rabago suggested: > > Sounds like a better approach for you is to put your form in request scope. > > Try something like: > > > > <action path=/mySubmitPath" > > scope="request" > > ...> > > So, I changed my action to have scope="request", but now when the action forwards to > the > input page, I get the errors shown, but the form no longer gets populated with what > the > user had passed through. > > Any ideas? > > Tim > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]