invoking a JSP or servlet

2002-12-10 Thread Anuj Agrawal
Is it accurate to say that we should never invoke a JSP file directly? It should always be forwarded to from some servlet? What if my first page (say, index.jsp) of my web app has some db query results being displayed, is the right way to make it so that my first page is a servlet and after

RE: invoking a JSP or servlet

2002-12-10 Thread Karr, David
A common pattern is to have your welcome file be a jsp that does nothing but forward to your first action. -Original Message- From: Anuj Agrawal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Is it accurate to say that we should never invoke a JSP file directly? It should always be forwarded to

RE: invoking a JSP or servlet

2002-12-10 Thread Anuj Agrawal
So the welcome file is a jsp that forwards to a servlet which in turn forwards to another jsp? Ok - in a web.xml (from Struts), i also saw: servlet-mapping servlet-nameaction/servlet-name url-pattern*.do/url-pattern /servlet-mapping I guess i'd like to map ALL servlets (not just the

RE: invoking a JSP or servlet

2002-12-10 Thread Anuj Agrawal
Also, did you really mean that the welcome jsp would forward to the first action, and not redirect to the first action? I.e. is it jsp:forward page=../ or c:redirect url=.. / .. The forward appears to be a better option since the URL in the browser doesn't change. Anuj. -Original

Re: invoking a JSP or servlet

2002-12-10 Thread David M. Karr
Anuj == Anuj Agrawal [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anuj Also, did you really mean that the welcome jsp would forward to the first Anuj action, and not redirect to the first action? I.e. is it jsp:forward Anuj page=../ or c:redirect url=.. / .. The forward appears to be a better Anuj