try using RequestDispatcher.include() within the servlet. as you know forward
passes control onto the target.
however using "RequestDispatcher.include()" within the servlet may do what you want
"Williams, Stephen" wrote:
> I am calling RequestDispatcher.forward() from my servlets to pass control
> along to another servlet and/or JSP page (Model 2 type stuff). This has led
> me to a question about the flow of control when using RequestDispatcher:
>
> When RequestDispatcher.forward() is invoked, is it supposed to return
> *before* the target resource executes? Or, is forward() supposed to wait
> until *after* the target resource has completed executing? Or, could it
> happen either way? Is the appropriate behavior spelled out in the specs
> somewhere?
>
> Using JRun 2.3.3, I have noticed the following behavior with
> RequestDispatcher.forward():
>
> - If I forward() to a "normal" HttpServlet (i.e., NOT a JSP servlet), then
> forward() waits until *after* the target servlet has executed before
> returning.
> - If I forward to a JSP servlet, then forward() returns immediately. After
> the original servlet completes all of its processing (backing out through
> the stack of doPost() and service()), then the JSP servlet executes.
>
> For my situation, I would like to have RequestDispatcher.forward() always
> wait until *after* the target resource has executed before returning. This
> would give me the ability to execute some cleanup code after the target
> resource has executed. [Yes, I know that the original servlet is not
> allowed to send any output either before or after invoking forward(). My
> cleanup code has nothing to do with the servlet output.]
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Stephen A. Williams
> HNC Telecommunications Solutions
>
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