This is not really a Struts question and as such the subject should be prepended with [OT].
That being said, that particular line of code is retrieving the /env context. The javadocs are pretty good at explaining what a Context is and how it is used. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/javax/naming/Context.html robert -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: wahtd does it means ? envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env"); can any onetell me what does "java:comp/env" mean in following ??? envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env"); Birendar Singh Waldiya Tata Consultancy Services Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.tcs.com