Matt,
You are doing it right.Try restarting the server and close all browser
windows that are open(just to make sure that the browser is not dishing out
the cached page).Also please post your code so that we can take a look at
it.
hope this solves your problem
Ram
>From: Matt Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: getParameter() help
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:07:56 -0800
>
>Hi, Ram!
>
>I tried changing the name "page" to "pg" but that didn't change that
>getParameter() returns other part of the text that's not part of the "pg"
>variable. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong with the URL in how
>the parameters were being passed in the GET that's being executed when the
>URL is clicked on. The first parameter "load" is always correct.
>
>The separation between values passed is the "&" symbol, right?
>
>I'm using Tomcat 3.2.1, JDK 1.3, and IE 5.5 on a Win98 machine.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Matt
>
>
>At 01:58 PM 1/16/01, you wrote:
>>It looks like the "page" could be a key-word and is pulling
>>"mainservlet?cmd=load",try changing page to something like "pg" and see if
>>u get the same error.
>>
>>Ram
>>
>>
>>>From: Matt Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: getParameter() help
>>>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:50:28 -0800
>>>
>>>Hi, I have a servlet which dispatches out various jsp's. Some of the
>>>jsp's
>>>resulting html contain links back to the servlet to fire off another page
>>>like this:
>>><A HREF="mainservlet?cmd=load&page=home">HOME</A>
>>>When I do a request.getParameter("cmd") the string I get is "cmd" which
>>>is
>>>right.
>>>When I do request.getParameter("page") the string I get is
>>>"mainservlet?cmd=load" which is not right.
>>>Does anyone know if I'm doing something wrong with how I'm writing the
>>>link
>>>back to the servlet?
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Matt Becker
>>>
>>>
>>>
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