Also, did you really mean that the welcome jsp would forward to the first "action", and not redirect to the first "action"? I.e. is it <jsp:forward page=".."/> or <c:redirect url=".." /> .. The forward appears to be a better option since the URL in the browser doesn't change. Anuj.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Karr, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > A common pattern is to have your welcome file be a jsp that does > nothing but forward to your first "action". > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anuj Agrawal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Is it accurate to say that we should never invoke a JSP file > > directly? It > > should always be forwarded to from some servlet? > > > > What if my first page (say, index.jsp) of my web app has some db query > > results being displayed, is the "right" way to make it so > > that my first page > > is a servlet and after doing all the db stuff, it forwards to > > the index.jsp? > > > > If that's true, then is there a way to configure the web app > > (guessing via > > web.xml) so that the welcome file is a particular servlet? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
