I'm also very interested in using Expresso DBObjects in combination with Struts. Could you please explain a little bit more... Especially the initialization process which is special to Expresso and its DBMaint/DBTool servlets.
Thanks a lot Ingo -----Original Message----- From: Pete Carapetyan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Donnerstag, 10. Januar 2002 20:55 To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: Advice needed on Stuts versus Struts/Expresso of course! Francisco Hernandez wrote: > is it possible to use DBObjects and not use other parts of expresso such as > Jobs, Controllers, etc? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Pilgrim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:35 AM > Subject: Re: Advice needed on Stuts versus Struts/Expresso > > > > > Yes you can because you access input, output, block in the JSP > > using the custom tags. Because an expresso controller writes a controller > > response object to the request scope. The input value can also read back a > > controller requests. > > > > But I do not why you cannot reuse old ActionForm that you have already > written, > > though. The expresso controller does not expose the action form bean > > as you and I know in the "actionPerformed" method. On the otherhand > > you gain automatically action command dispatch handling. > > It was / is issue for the lead developer. The bone of contention > > being transplanting an old Struts example into an Expresso one. It should > > be made easier or as easy as possible. I would Expresso 4.0 is still new, > > and these issues dont get played until someone try to build > > an application with the intention of going __live__. > > > > 0.02P > > > > -- > > Peter Pilgrim ++44 (0)207-545-9923 > > > > ............................................ Swamped under electionic > mails > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- Message > History ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > From: "Francisco Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/01/2002 > 10:05 PST > > > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: Re: Advice needed on Stuts versus Struts/Expresso > > > > > > what do you use instead of ActionForm when using expresso/struts? > > > > when doing expresso/struts do you still use Input/Output/Block/etc > objects? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Pilgrim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:43 AM > > Subject: Re: Advice needed on Stuts versus Struts/Expresso > > > > > > > > > > Expresso helpsa lot if you have been building action command mapping > > > in every single Action that you have written. > > > > > > String action = form.getAction() > > > if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("prompt")) { > > > ... > > > return mapping.findFrward("prompt); > > > } > > > else if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("add")) { > > > ... > > > return mapping.findFrward("add"); > > > } > > > else if ( action.equalsIgnoreCase("remove")) { > > > ... > > > return mapping.findFrward("remove"); > > > } > > > > > > The ActionForm bean is redundant because Expresso > > > has its own controller element architecture. The powerful > > > feature to use Expresso would be the ease-of-use of its > > > database objects, especially if you work database-driven > > > applications. It is missing communication with store procedures > > > though. > > > > > > HTH > > > -- > > > Peter Pilgrim ++44 (0)207-545-9923 > > > > > > ............................................ Swamped under electionic > > mails > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- Message > > History ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/01/2002 10:58 EST > > > > > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cc: > > > Subject: Advice needed on Stuts versus Struts/Expresso > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I've gotten a full app to work with Struts and have a good understanding > > > of how things are supposed to be done and work. > > > > > > Now I am looking at possibly using Expresso to speed development. > > > > > > In anyone's experience what would I lose by moving to Expresso. I can > > > see how it would speed development, but do I lose anything that struts > > > gives me? Is there anything that I would come across that I could not > > > do with Expresso that I could do with Struts? > > > > > > I've read all the JCorporate docs on the struts integration and such, > > > but would like to draw on the experience of those more, well > > > experienced. > > > > > > I guess I am at the point where I understand Struts so I am hesitant to > > > move on to something else if I will just be coming back to struts later. > > > > > > My needs rotate mostly around rapid development of applications. > > > > > > Thanks much for this information and all the previous help in getting me > > > going with struts. > > > > > > PS. For anyone starting with struts, get Ted Husted's struts-catalog and > > > read it once a day while you are learning struts. In the beginning you > > > may not understand it, but as the days go on, more and more will help > > > you out. 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