Well the alternative then.... The action class....
package org.homedns.afogleson.web.action; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; import org.apache.struts.action.Action; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward; import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping; public class TestAction extends Action { public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping arg0, ActionForm arg1, HttpServletRequest arg2, HttpServletResponse arg3) throws Exception { arg2.setAttribute("temp_", "This is text"); return arg0.findForward("success"); } } the struts config entry <action path="/test" type="org.homedns.afogleson.web.action.TestAction"> <forward name="success" path="/pages/test.jsp" redirect="false"/> </action> the JSP <%@ page language="java" %> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> <html> <head> <title>test</title> </head> <body> <c:out value="${temp_}" /> </body> </html> Al -----Original Message----- From: Larry Meadors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:43 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How to pass variable from servlet to jsp? No offense, but that is *crazy* *bad* advice Frank. Larry On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:22:26 -0500 (EST), Frank W. Zammetti (MLists) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <%@ page language="java" %> > <% String temp_ = (String)request.getAttribute("temp_"); %> > <html> > <head> > <title>test</title> > </head> > <body> > My string is <%=temp_%> > </body> > </html> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]