A couple of things strike me as really odd about this. First: why are you creating HTML using strings in Java code? The whole point of JSPs was to avoid doing exactly that. You should either make use of .jsp files and the logic tags in Struts [1] or just use regular servlets if you really want to manually compose HTML.
Second, why is your test environment different from your production environment? That sort of defeats the purpose of testing, since you can no longer rely on the fact that something you tested works. That said, chances are pretty good that you're getting null from that line because the HTTP request represented by the request object didn't have a parameter called "actionSelection". I suggest you stick in a breakpoint and have a look at the contents of the object. Hope that helps. ~DVA [1] http://struts.apache.org/1.3.8/struts-taglib/index.html Looks as though you're using Struts 1, but you didn't specify a version, so here's the last release's tag documents. If this is a new app, may I humbly suggest you use Struts2 instead? No sense in starting a project using a deprecated framework. -----Original Message----- From: Raghuveer Rawat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:18 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Action servlet becomes null in UNIX environment Hi, I have a problem with my application where actionServlet becomes null in UNIX environment and works fine in windows XP system. While saving data on test environment (UNIX) I am getting action servlet as null in My Action class. The jsp is built dynamically in as below *JSP code:* if (newGuide) { sb.append("<tr>\n"); sb.append("<td align=right colspan=2>\n"); sb.append("<select name=\"actionSelection\">"); sb.append(" <option value=saveOnly>- Save Assessment</option>"); sb.append(" <option value=delete>- Delete Assessment</option>"); sb.append(" <option value=saveSchedule>- Save & Schedule</option>"); sb.append(" <option value=saveRefer>- Save & Refer</option>"); sb.append("</select>"); sb.append(" <input type=\"submit\" name=\"save\" value=\"Complete\" class=Button >"); sb.append("</td>\n"); sb.append("</tr>\n"); } * Action Class // Action class used for security * public void setServlet(ActionServlet actionServlet) { super.setServlet(actionServlet); // Here I get actionServlet as null ServletContext servletContext = actionServlet.getServletContext(); WebApplicationContext wac = WebApplicationContextUtils .getRequiredWebApplicationContext(servletContext); setIcrProcessor((CareRequestProcessor)wac.getBean("myCareRequestProcesso r")); } Because of this I get null pointer exception in class Main Action Class used for saving the data. *Action class code :* public ActionForward saveHAGuide(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception { String method = "saveHAGuide"; Exception ex = null; ActionForward forward = null; AppUser appUser = getAppUser(request); appUser.methodStart(this, "saveHAGuide"); HttpSession session = request.getSession(false); String action = request.getParameter("actionSelection"); // Here I get action as null Action becomes null and it throws null pointer exception. As UNIX is case sensitive I checked the request parameter which is actionSelection in this class and I do not see any problem with it. I don't know why action servlet becomes null at this point. Please suggest if you have any idea about this. Note: This happens only in test environment (UNIX). Works fine in my local system (Windows XP) . Thanks and regards, -- This message may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived by any transmission to an unintended recipient. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the sender, not those of any entity within the KBC Financial Products group of companies (together referred to as "KBC FP"). This message does not create any obligation, contractual or otherwise, on the part of KBC FP. It is not an offer (or solicitation of an offer) of, or a recommendation to buy or sell, any financial product. Any prices or other values included in this message are indicative only, and do not necessarily represent current market prices, prices at which KBC FP would enter into a transaction, or prices at which similar transactions may be carried on KBC FP's own books. The information contained in this message is provided "as is", without representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
