Alex, There's not enough information here to know on what basis you decide to switch DBs. But based on what is here it looks like you could just define two actions in struts-config.xml each referencing a different form bean. They could both reference the same action class, or a different action class depending on how you code your actions.
regards, Stephen Owens Corner Software -----Original Message----- From: Alex Colic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:21 AM To: Struts Subject: Struts design advice requested please. Hi, I have been using Struts now for about a year and I really like it. It has saved me a lot of time and made my apps quite stable. I have just been placed on another large struts project. It will be pushing struts to the limit. A quick question on design. What I am going to do is a bit difficult to explain. This app is going to be used by users to input inventory data into two different databases, an AS400 and an Oracle/SQL database. The user will enter essentially the same type of inventory data into each system, but, there are differences between the two. Part of the project plan is that through a config switch, parameter etc, I will be telling struts if we are working with an AS400 system or an Oracle/SQL system and then the guy will slightly change, just the addition or deletion of a gui element. Example of required elements entered by the users in a form. AS400 ORACLE/SQL employeeID employeeID storeroom storeroom location location location type bin Number My question revolves around the form bean. I though about making a form bean that includes all the properties that are required by the Inventory object for the AS400 and the ORACLE/SQL system. This would make one large generic form bean. Then I thought about making an abstract class that includes all the common elements amongst the object and from there I would extend and create an AS400 inventory form or an Oracle/SQL inventory form. If I go this way then how do I set up the Struts.xml file to use the specific inventory form, if it could be one of two? I hope what I am trying to convey is making sense. Depending on a config setting I think I should be using one of two form beans, not known until run time. Any help in setting up the above is appreciated. Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
