You need to remember the values for your dropdowns between requests if you don't want to keep asking the database. There are two places you could store this - in session or in application scope. You need to decide which is more appropriate.
HTH, Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: alu, artifex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 July 2004 12:32 > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: advice needed: view+form needs data from an action > > > i've ran into an problem using struts or, maybe, it's me not > understanding the mvc concept correctly: > > the user has to fill out a form which contains several > drop-down-boxes > filled with possible values from > a database. so i need an preceding action to gather the data from the > database. if the form is submitted > it's submitted to a different action which should persist the user's > inputs. however, if the user enters > semantically incorrect data he should be redirected back to the input > page - loosing the data collected > from the database in the previous action. > > i suppose there is no way solving this issue using form > validation via > the validate() method of the actionform. > another possible way would be that the second action > validates the form > (which would render the validate > method of the action form useless in most cases) and, if the > validation > fails, gathers the database records > again and forwards it to the input page. so i'd have to actions doing > virtually the same. > > the third way i figured out is to not use pre-populated input > pages at > all. i could use javascript popups to > populate certain fields. but i don't want to use popups. > > i'm pretty sure that this is not a uncommon issue and > hopefully someone > figured out a clever way to deal > with this problem. > > thanks in advance > art > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************** Axios Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet email messages of this kind, please advise us immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by my Company or employer unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message. WARNING: While Axios Systems Ltd takes steps to prevent computer viruses from being transmitted via electronic mail attachments we cannot guarantee that attachments do not contain computer virus code. You are therefore strongly advised to undertake anti virus checks prior to accessing the attachment to this electronic mail. Axios Systems Ltd grants no warranties regarding performance use or quality of any attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage howsoever caused. ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
