Here's an excerpt from http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/doc-1.0.2/api/org/apache/struts/taglib/bean /package-summary.html
Copy A Dynamically Created Response - You can generate an internal request to the application you are running, and turn the response data that is returned from that request into a bean (of type String). One possible use for this technique is to acquire dynamically created XML formatted data that will be stored in a bean and later manipulated (such as by applying an XSLT stylesheet). If the current request is part of a session, the generated request for the include will also include the session identifier (and thus be considered part of the same session). <bean:include id="text" name="/generateXml?param1=aśm2=b"/> The key point here is "dynamically created response". If you are including a JSP page, it will not be included in it's exact form (i.e. it will not contain any JSP tags, scriptlets, etc). Instead, it will be compiled and executed first, and the resultant response (i.e. HTML I assume) will be included as a bean in the "outer" page. Since the "included" page is being compiled and executed BEFORE it is included, it will not have access to any of the beans defined in the "outer" page. It will, however, have access to request, session, and application scopes - so you could use <bean:define ...> tags in your "included" page to make these beans available. Hope this helps somewhat. Lindsay -----Original Message----- From: Calle Sollander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 19 July 2002 18:17 To: mvc-programmers Subject: RE: [MVC-Programmers] bean:include question Sorry I forgot to say that I'm using Struts 1.0.2. Regards Calle -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Calle Sollander Sent: den 19 juli 2002 19:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MVC-Programmers] bean:include question Hello! I'm trying to use the <bean:include page=......> tag so that the included page uses the form bean of the "outer" page, but I can't get it to work. The included page finds the form bean, or at least the <logic:present ....> tag finds the formbean, but when I try to use the <bean:write ... > all the propertys are empty, which they are not if i use the same <bean:write ...> tag in the "outer" page just before the <bean:include page=....>. Can anybody explain or help me with this? Thanks in advance!! Regards Calle PS: Thanks Lindsay I followed your advice. _______________________________________________ MVC-Programmers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netbean.net/mailman/listinfo/mvc-programmers _______________________________________________ MVC-Programmers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netbean.net/mailman/listinfo/mvc-programmers _______________________________________________ MVC-Programmers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netbean.net/mailman/listinfo/mvc-programmers