declare the boolean value in a scriptlet tag (<%.....%> and not inside a
declarative tag (<%!.......%>).
That should solve your problem
Have a nice day.
With regards,
Sachin S. Khanna.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Narayanaswamy, Kumaran (CTS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 5:22 PM
Subject: Code to be executed once
> Hi
> My Problem is as follows
> I have a part of Code which should be excuted only for the first
request,so
> Iam having a flag called firstTime which i had declared at
> <%! boolean firsttime = false %>
> and in the tag <% if(!firsttime) {
> firsttime = true;
> execute the code only once for first request
> } else {
>
> }%>
> The code works fine for the first clients request but when Second Client
> request comes it directly goes to the else part wheareas first time it
> should go to the if part and then later requests should take him to the
else
> part.
> How to do this???
> Thanks
>
> with regards,
> Kumaran
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