Paul, You can do this in your struts-config.xml <forward name="someRedirectName" path="http://www.someWebsite.com" redirect="true"/>
note the redirect="true" attribute or do a response.sendRedirect("http://www.someWebsite.com"); and then return null to Struts instead of an ActionForward in your action. Regards, Richard -----Original Message----- From: Paul Wallace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mapping.findForward Hi, I am having trouble, after my action forwarding to a fully formed www URL. I am told by error message that all forwards defined in struts-config.xml must precede with a '/'. Fine. Except if I want to forward to a www URL the server complains (unceremonious error message). How may I pass control from an Action to an external www URL please? thanks Paul Wallace ESRI Australia snippet: <action name="InvalidateAllAction" path="/invalidate" type="my.package.struts.InvalidateAllAction"> <forward name="aval" path="http://www.wwwaddress.com" /> Delivering GIS Solutions everyday __________________________________________________________________________ This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. __________________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]