Doesn't the request dispatcher work within the context of the
application/container? Shouldn't you be using sendRedirect instead?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Byron [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:11 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Forward to different website.
>
> I need to forward to a different website entirely from inside my servlet.
>
> I tried using the following code:
> RequestDispatcher rd =
> getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("//otherwebsite.com/page.html");
> rd.forward(request, response);
>
> But it didn't seem to want to forward anywhere. I was able to
> successfully
> forward inside my own site though. But I do need to forward to a
> different
> site. Is there any way for me to do this?
>
> I am in "http://websiteone.com/someservlet"; and want to forward back to
> "http://anotherwebsite.com/somepage.html";.
>
> Thank You,
> Bob Byron
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