oops.. I did not understand your question about defining parameter for the action mapping.
In my struts-config.xml, I have defined the parameters for the actions as given below: <action-mappings> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page1.jsp" path="/tr518page1" scope="request" parameter="dispatch1" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page1Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page2.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page2.jsp" path="/tr518page2" scope="request" parameter="dispatch2" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page2Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page3.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page1.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page3.jsp" path="/tr518page3" scope="request" parameter="dispatch3" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page3Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page4.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page2.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page4.jsp" path="/tr518page4" scope="request" parameter="dispatch4" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page4Action"> <forward name="next" path="schApage1.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page3.jsp" /> </action> </action-mappings> Please let me know if this is the parameter you are talking about. Thanks in Advance, Venkat >>> "Nagendra Kumar O V S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/27/03 11:58AM >>> hi, could u post ur action class code . looks like u dont have a method with the name error defined in the dispatchaction class. have u defined the parameter for this action mapping?? -- nagi -------Original Message------- From: Venkat Jambulingam Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 09:13:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Validator and DispatchAction Hi Nagi, Here is the error I'm getting while using validator with DispatchAction: [ERROR] DispatchAction - -Action[/tr518page1] does not contain method named error <java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: error>java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: error at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:928) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.getMethod(DispatchAction.java:334) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.dispatchMethod(DispatchAction java:266) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.execute(DispatchAction.java:216) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:484) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:274) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1482) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:525) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictServletInstance.doService(ServletManager java:827) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictLifecycleServlet _service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:167) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.IdleServletState service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:297) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictLifecycleServlet service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:110) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ServletInstance.service(ServletManager java:472) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ValidServletReferenceState dispatch(ServletManager.java:1012) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ServletInstanceReference dispatch(ServletManager.java:913) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher handleWebAppDispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:678) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher dispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:331) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:117) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srt.WebAppInvoker.doForward(WebAppInvoker.java:134) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srt.WebAppInvoker.handleInvocationHook(WebAppInvoker java:239) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.invocation.CachedInvocation handleInvocation(CachedInvocation.java:67) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.invocation.CacheableInvocationContext invoke(CacheableInvocationContext.java:106) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srp.ServletRequestProcessor dispatchByURI(ServletRequestProcessor.java:154) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.oselistener.OSEListenerDispatcher.service(OSEListener java:315) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.http11.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection java:60) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.readAndHandleRequest(HttpConnection.java:323) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.run(HttpConnection.java:252) at com.ibm.ws.util.CachedThread.run(ThreadPool.java:137) [8/27/03 11:16:41:759 EDT] 268bd254 WebGroup X SRVE0026E: [Servlet Error]-[action]: com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppErrorReport: Action[/tr518page1] does not contain method named error at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppDispatcherResponse sendError(WebAppDispatcherResponse.java:93) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.dispatchMethod(DispatchAction java:272) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.execute(DispatchAction.java:216) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:484) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:274) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1482) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:525) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictServletInstance.doService(ServletManager java:827) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictLifecycleServlet _service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:167) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.IdleServletState service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:297) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.StrictLifecycleServlet service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:110) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ServletInstance.service(ServletManager java:472) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ValidServletReferenceState dispatch(ServletManager.java:1012) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.ServletInstanceReference dispatch(ServletManager.java:913) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher handleWebAppDispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:678) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher dispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:331) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:117) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srt.WebAppInvoker.doForward(WebAppInvoker.java:134) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srt.WebAppInvoker.handleInvocationHook(WebAppInvoker java:239) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.invocation.CachedInvocation handleInvocation(CachedInvocation.java:67) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.invocation.CacheableInvocationContext invoke(CacheableInvocationContext.java:106) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.srp.ServletRequestProcessor dispatchByURI(ServletRequestProcessor.java:154) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.oselistener.OSEListenerDispatcher.service(OSEListener java:315) at com.ibm.servlet.engine.http11.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection java:60) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.readAndHandleRequest(HttpConnection.java:323) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.run(HttpConnection.java:252) at com.ibm.ws.util.CachedThread.run(ThreadPool.java:137) Below are the details of my application: I have a wizard form interface. i.e. split a single form into four pages as given below: tr518page1.jsp tr518page2.jsp tr518page3.jsp tr518page4.jsp I have four actions corresponding to each jsp page as given below: Tr518page1Action.java Tr518page2Action.java Tr518page3Action.java Tr518page4Action.java I have one ActionForm called Tr518Form.java. This form bean contains the properties for all the four jsp pages. Below is the struts-config.xml file. ( I have removed unwanted portions for clarity ) <struts-config> <form-beans> <form-bean name="tr518Form" type="com.ewd.biztax.forms.Tr518Form"></form-bean> </form-beans> <action-mappings> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page1.jsp" path="/tr518page1" scope="request" parameter="dispatch1" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page1Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page2.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page2.jsp" path="/tr518page2" scope="request" parameter="dispatch2" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page2Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page3.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page1.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page3.jsp" path="/tr518page3" scope="request" parameter="dispatch3" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page3Action"> <forward name="next" path="/tr518page4.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page2.jsp" /> </action> <action name="tr518Form" input="tr518page4.jsp" path="/tr518page4" scope="request" parameter="dispatch4" type="com.ewd.biztax.actions.Tr518page4Action"> <forward name="next" path="schApage1.jsp" /> <forward name="exit" path="index.jsp" /> <forward name="previous" path="/tr518page3.jsp" /> </action> </action-mappings> </struts-config> Please let me know what is wrong in my application. Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind help in this regard. Venkat >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/27/03 11:05AM >>> hi validator has nothing to do with Dispatch action. paste ur code here if possible to trace ur problem --nagi -------Original Message------- From: Struts Users Mailing List Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 08:00:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Validator and DispatchAction Has anybody been successful using validator framework with DispatchAction? Please let me know. I am getting "NoSuchMethodFound" error. Please reply. TIA, Venkat --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. . --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]