your action execute method can return "error" result which maps to error page e.g. <result name="error">/error.jsp</result>
where error looks like <html> <body> <b>YOU have an error !</b> </body> </html> better to create a div tag and write a meaningful error to response which displays response in div tag ... http://cwiki.apache.org/WW/ajax-recipes.html Anyone else? Martin ______________________________________________ Disclaimer and confidentiality note Everything in this e-mail and any attachments relates to the official business of Sender. This transmission is of a confidential nature and Sender does not endorse distribution to any party other than intended recipient. Sender does not necessarily endorse content contained within this transmission. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: user@struts.apache.org > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:05:42 -0400 > Subject: Best practice for passing success/error message to another dispatch > (struts2)? > > I have an action with two dispatch methods. > I have a single JSP that renders a list and also have an import file field. > On import failure, I want to populate the list with an error message. > > THE PROBLEM: > It looks like validation for the list() method is wiping the errors from the > import() method. > > Example struts.xml: > <action name="*Role" class="RoleAction" method="list"> > <result name="input">/list.page</result> > <result name="success">/list.page</result> > </action> > > <action name="importRole" class="RoleAction" method="import"> > <result name="input" type="chain">listRole</result> > <result name="success" type="chain">listRole</result> > </action> > > Example pseudo code: > public String list() { > // sql lookup, populate list > return "success"; > } > > public String import() { > // do import > If (fail) { > addActionError(errorMessage); > } > return "success"; > } > > > _________________________________________________________________ Got Game? Win Prizes in the Windows Live Hotmail Mobile Summer Games Trivia Contest http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergames?ocid=TXT_TAGHM
