Hi Markus, first of all make sure that you have no blank before .setAttribute
request .setAttribute ("hello", "world"); But this could be caused by the mailer. You can get the request within an xsp by accessing the "request" variable in this way: <xsp:page> <xsp:structure> <xsp:include>org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request</xsp:include> </xsp:structure> <xy> <xsp:logic> Object theAttribute = request.getAttribute(...); </xsp:logic> </xy> </xsp:page> Best regards - Volker - -----Original Message----- From: Markus Locher, ASK Keller GmbH [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Dienstag, 14. Mai 2002 15:06 To: Cocoon Mailinglist Subject: Canīt get Request from an Action Hello Folks, I added a self-developed action to org/apache/cocoon with a path from there like ask/auth. Under auth I have created a servlet called Login.java. You guessed!.. I am trying to create a login-action for internal use (I know there is a sample, but that doesnīt fit our needs). The Login-Servlet gives me a Map back (nothing new) and it sets an attribute to a Request like ... Request.setAttribute("hello","world"); as in the docs from Cocoon!!! "Creating and Using Actions". The value of the Map is read successfully in the sitemap.xmap, but the request values can't be read out within an xsp-page. Got only null. What's wrong? --------------------------------Login.java---------------- package org.apache.cocoon.ask.auth; import org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.Parameters; import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe; import org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractAction; import org.apache.cocoon.Constants; import java.util.Map; import java.util.HashMap; import org.apache.cocoon.environment.*; import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver; public class Login extends AbstractAction implements ThreadSafe { public Map act (Redirector redirector, SourceResolver resolver, Map objectModel, String source, Parameters params ) { Map sitemapParams = new HashMap(); sitemapParams .put ("authArt", "login"); Request request = (Request) objectModel.get (Constants.REQUEST_OBJECT); request .setAttribute ("hello", "world"); return sitemapParams; } } --------------------------------login.xsp---------------- ... <para><xsp-request:get-attribute name="hello"/></para> ... The rest of xsp-page is correct. --------------------------------login.xsl---------------- ... <p><xsl:value-of select="//para"/></p> <br/> ... Rest OK. --------------------------------sitemap.xmap---------------- ... <map:actions> <map:action name = "xifs-login" src = "org.apache.cocoon.ask.auth.Login"/> </map:actions> ... within a pipeline!!! <!-- SERVLETS --> <map:match pattern="auth/**"> <!-- Performe login ... --> <map:act type="xifs-login"> <map:generate type="serverpages" src="../xsp/login.xsp"/> <map:transform src="../styles/login.xsl"/> <map:serialize/> </map:act> <!-- If all fails ...--> <map:redirect-to uri="../welcome"/> </map:match> ... Thanks for any help. Regards Markus mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>