On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, menonv wrote:
> Doesn't the request dispatcher work within the context of the
> application/container? Shouldn't you be using sendRedirect instead?
correct.
>
> > -----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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