A third option people have mentioned is to serialize the form-bean as a single hidden field. As part of validate, you can repopulate any null fields.
Never actually tried this one myself, but it seems clever. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY US -- Developing Java Web Applications with Struts -- Tel: +1 585 737-3463 -- Web: http://husted.com/about/services keithBacon wrote: > > You have to keep the data in the session or write it to the database. (Storing > it on each form as hidden fields seems too fiddly to me). > Unless you have huge volumes I actually prefer to save it on the database & > have a status field that indicates the data is incomplete. > > --- Ronald Haring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah yes, > > that is a solution. But then you have to keep the general data in session > > indeed, which I never feel to comfortable about. But thx for the pointer. > > > > Gr > > Ronald > > > > > i see > > > I am looking to build something similar and I am thinking of > > > managing this > > > through the action mappings. > > > I am hoping to manage this as follows using the same action > > > and keeping the > > > form in the session. > > > I plan to read up on building wizard type forms but from my > > > small knowledge > > > i think this wwould work > > > e.g. > > > <action path="/editPage1" forward="/editDataSet.do"> > > > parameter="PAGE1" > > > type=".mo..web.EditAction" > > > name="DatabaseTypeForm" > > > scope="session" > > > validate="false"> > > > <forward name="success" path="/editPage2.do"/> > > > </action> > > > <action path="/editPage2" forward="/CriteriaEdit.jsp"> > > > etc > > > </action> > > > <action path="/editPage3" forward="/FactorEdit.jsp"> > > > etc > > > </action> > > > <action path="/editPage4" forward="/DataEdit.jsp"> > > > etc > > > </action> > > > > > > > > > Furore B.V. > > Rijswijkstraat 175-8 > > Postbus 9204 > > 1006 AE Amsterdam > > tel. (020) 346 71 71 > > fax. (020) 346 71 77 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------- > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > > and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in > > reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other > > than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received > > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material > > from any computer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------- > > > > > > ===== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search the archive:- > http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user%40jakarta.apache.org/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Keith Bacon - Looking for struts work - South-East UK. > phone UK 07960 011275 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > -- > 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]>
