Very simply? In the code for IncludeTag why could you not have used RequestDispatcher.include() to get the content as String?
A URLConnection is used to open a socket and effective internally read the content from the server. Does the server know it has a request from the same client? Is the HttpSession object shared between the client (IncludeTag) and the server? If this is so true, could transfer information to the URL target with the `session.setAttribute()' method ? That is I could do this `session.setAttribute( "bestShow", "JavaONE 2002" ) and the URL target could retrieve it with `session.getAttribute("bestShow")' Is this is an expensive operation? Especially if I have lots of <bean:include> elements in a JSP. -- Peter Pilgrim ++44 (0)207-545-9923 ............................................ Swamped under electronic mails -- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>