--- "Ranjangaonkar, Vaibhav (HQP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks David for responding ! > > Main reason - To be able to use this functionality outside > of jsp. > > OK, my task is something like this - > > I need to execute a servlet on an external site, get its > output and store it in database. Parameters needed for > calling this servlet are prepared in an action. Now, I need > to write all this code using HttpURLConnection. I can't use > <c:import > tag here as the logic should be executed outside > Of JSP.
It's not really an "IncludeAction", more of a get-response-from-servlet action. As I recall, it's trivial to get the result of hitting a URL using the standard Java classes. I don't see much benefit in adding this to Struts when Java already makes it fairly easy. David > > If I have an Action doing this, I can take advantage of the > built-in code and the task will be much simpler. Since, this > looks like common scenario ( because, there is a tag for this ) > I think, others will also benefit form this functionality. > > Please correct me if I am going wrong somewhere ... > > Thanks. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 2:20 PM > To: Struts Developers List > Subject: Re: FW: <c:import > functionality in an Action class ? > > > --- "Ranjangaonkar, Vaibhav (HQP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Correction in the latest email - > > > > Sorry, I meant <c:import> tag and not <c:url > > > > > Why do you want an Action that does this? > > David > > > Thanks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ranjangaonkar, Vaibhav (HQP) > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 2:01 PM > > To: Struts Developers List > > Subject: FW: <c:import > functionality in an Action class ? > > > > > > > > OK, I think, I am not clear here, let me try to put it > > in another way - > > > > Can we have a Action derived class in org.apache.struts.actions > > package ( like, IncludeAction ) that wraps the functionality in > > JSTL <c:url > tag ? So, I think, this is more of whether > > we want to an Action class like this. And, it's more > > related to the core framework, so, it has to be asked in > > dev list... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:04 PM > > To: Struts Developers > > Subject: Re: <c:import > functionality in an Action class ? > > > > > > On Monday 14 July 2003 14:39, you wrote: > > > Does this sound like an user question ? Please explain ... > > > > Yes, this is a user question. Questions about the core framework are > > for the > > dev list (this is basically true for most projects, not just struts). > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 11:40 AM > > > To: Struts Developers List > > > Cc: Struts Users Mailing List > > > Subject: Re: <c:import > functionality in an Action class ? > > > > > > On Monday 14 July 2003 12:25, Ranjangaonkar, Vaibhav (HQP) wrote: > > > > I am looking for an Action class like IncludeAction but this class > > > > > should be able to include contents from an external source and > > > > store > > > > > > it in request/session scope, much like the <c:import > tag in > > > > JSTL. > > > > But, I want to use this functionality outside of a JSP. Is there > > > > something like that already ? If not, do we need an one or we can > > > > get away without it ? > > > > > > Please ask "user" questions on the "users" list. > > > > > > > Please advise, > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > James Mitchell > > Software Developer/Struts Evangelist http://www.struts-atlanta.org > > 678-910-8017 AIM:jmitchtx > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
