No, no database access in the action form - yech, bleh, ptui! :-) General principle: Form > Action > Business Layer > DAO > Database.
Errors and messages from the lower layers can be handled via the Action.saveMessages() method, then exploited via the <html:messages><bean:write></html:messages> structures in the .jsp. hth, On 2/23/06, Scott Van Wart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a number of scenarios where I need to validate against a set of > rows in a database table. For example, when logging in, it's all fine > and dandy to make sure a username and password is entered in the > ActionForm.validate method, but should database access go in the > ActionForm? If so, how do I return errors/messages back to the calling > page from within the Action.execute method? > > - Scott -- Keith Sader [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.saderfamily.org/roller/page/ksader --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
