Jim,
You said it was LogonAction, so there is a request object in the execute method.
Jack
On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 15:43:25 +0000, Jim Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This line gives me a "cannot find symbol variable request"
> String userID = request.getParameter("userID");
>
> This line gives me a "cannot find symbol variable request"
> String userID = request.getSession().getAttribute("userID");
>
>
> This line gives me a "cannot find symbol variable request"
> HttpSession session = request.getSession();
> String userID = session.getAttribute("userID");
>
> This is not a servlet so request is not available. There has to be a way
> for non-servlet classes in a web app to access the session object? Correct?
>
> Jim
>
> >From: Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Struts Users Mailing List <user@struts.apache.org>
> >Subject: Re: Attributes, Parameter or Class
> >Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:18:53 -0800
> >
> >String userID = request.getSession().getAttribute("userID");
> >
> >or
> >
> >HttpSession session = request.getSession();
> >String userID = session.getAttribute("userID");
> >
> >However, really, as you have been told twice, what you want is:
> >
> >String userID = request.getParameter("userID");
> >
> >RIght?
> >
> >Jack
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 02:44:42 +0000, Jim Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I can connect and authenticate via a database no problem. My problem
> >is I
> > > can't compile because of this line,
> > >
> > > String userID = session.getAttribute("userID"); - gives an error "cannot
> > > find symbol variable session"
> > >
> > > So I changed it to this,
> > >
> > > String userID = HttpSession.getAttribute("userID");
> > >
> > > ...and I get an error message that says, "non-static methods
> > > getAttribute(java.lang.String) cannot be referenced from a static
> >context"
> > >
> > > The answer may be my syntax on that line, I'm not sure.
> > >
> > > (This is the code, it's not a servlet)
> > >
> > > public class SQL92FormDetailDAO implements FormDetailDAO {
> > >
> > > private Connection connection;
> > > public SQL92FormDetailDAO(Connection connection) {
> > > this.connection = connection;
> > > }
> > >
> > > public List listFormDetail() {
> > > List items = new ArrayList();
> > > Statement statement =null;
> > > try {
> > > statement = connection.createStatement();
> > > String userID = session.getAttribute("userID");
> > > String query = "select name, formdetail from "
> > > + "forms where userID = " + userID;
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank for the great responses!
> > > -Jim
> > >
> > > >From: Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >To: Struts Users Mailing List <user@struts.apache.org>
> > > >Subject: Re: Attributes, Parameter or Class
> > > >Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:06:34 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Sorry Jim, I have to agree with the other posters...this is a really
> > > >unclear question.
> > > >
> > > >I think what you are asking is this: When a user logs in, i want to
> > > >put the user id and password somewhere that i can always find it
> > > >easily.
> > > >
> > > >If so, put it in session scope. It will be there until the session
> > > >expires, and you can get to it from a JSP or servlet.
> > > >
> > > >If you need it available from everything in the web app, you could use
> > > >something like a filter in conjunction with ThreadLocal to do
> > > >that...but I do not think that is such a great idea. IMO, keeping it
> > > >in session, and passing it to your model is a cleaner and more
> > > >maintainable design.
> > > >
> > > >Larry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:25:15 +0000, Jim Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >wrote:
> > > > > I have an LogonForm, LogonAction and when a user successfully logs
> >on, I
> > > >set
> > > > > Attributes for "userID" and "userName".
> > > > >
> > > > > How would be the best way to make this information available to the
> >Web
> > > >App
> > > > > regardless of whether I need the data from within a JSP, servlet or
> > > >class
> > > > > file(for example, building a dynamic query)
> > > > >
> > > > > This is what I was trying to do and raised this issue(I can't get it
> >to
> > > > > work)
> > > > >
> > > > > public class SQL92FormDetailDAO implements FormDetailDAO {
> > > > >
> > > > > private Connection connection;
> > > > > public SQL92FormDetailDAO(Connection connection) {
> > > > > this.connection = connection;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > public List listFormDetail() {
> > > > > List items = new ArrayList();
> > > > > Statement statement =null;
> > > > > try {
> > > > > statement = connection.createStatement();
> > > > > String userID =
> >session.getAttribute("userID");
> > > > > String query = "select name, formdetail
> >from "
> > > > > + "forms where userID = " + userID;
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Jim
> > > > >
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