> I have to prepare many drop down lists for visitors of > the website to make selections. For example, I have > the 51 states of the United States prepared like > Virginia=VA, ....., etc. Do I keep the data in a > database or in a properties file?
Depends. Do you already have a database? I wouldn't set one up just for states. It works fine either way, really. I'd stick with .properties until you have a good reason to change, and encapsulate it so you can swap out later with few changes. For things that don't change often, I use a ServletContextListener to place Collections in application scope, and then they're available for all requests. -- Wendy Smoak Applications Systems Analyst, Sr. Arizona State University, PA, IRM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
