Isn't there always a response? And if there is no response how would you know that things went great?
Why not just return a little status code... Maybe 0 or 1, or some other number. 0 = things went great any other number can be code for how things didn't go great. Just like processes.. Mi dos cientos.. Pritpal -----Original Message----- From: Erik Weber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:00 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: java application to struts In a case like this my action mapping would look something like this: <action path="/actor/downloadFile" type="MyActionClass" parameter="serveBinaryFile"/> In other words, no forwards, no form beans. Your execute method in your action class can manipulate the response OutputStream, flush and close it manually and then return null to the controller. Erik Erik Weber wrote: > Ah. Your Action's execute method, which returns an ActionForward > instance, can return null, and (as far as I know) the controller won't > send a response. I use this when serving binary files. > > Erik > > Saurabh Bhatla wrote: > >> Erik, >> then my question is what do i need to change in .xml file if i dont >> want anything to be returned back to the application from struts?. >> reading and writing to the stream is handled manually in servlets. >> Will it be like if i dont apecify <forward> in .xml file then nothing >> will be returned to the application. regards >> saurabh >> >> On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 10:26, Erik Weber wrote: >> >> >>> To your HTTP client, there should be no difference between a Struts >>> app and any other Servlet-based app (or HTTP server app for that >>> matter). >>> >>> Right? >>> >>> Erik >>> >>> Saurabh Bhatla wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I have my web application based on struts framework. This >>>> application takes some information from the user. I can submit >>>> information using jsp but now i want to have a java application >>>> that would connect to my webapplication using http connection and >>>> submit the information. I know >>>> I can do that if I have a servlet. Now my question is how do that with >>>> struts. What will be action mapping and all that information. >>>> Any suggestions >>>> regards >>>> saurabh >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
