Ok, that's your point and I respect it. Sorry for engendering all this mess in your rows. I take back my thread.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote: > Hanen, > > I think your response to Dave is outrageous and over-the-top. I didn't > see anything offensive in his email. > > Paul > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Hanen Ben Rhouma <hanen...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for your reply Davidn but please guys try to stop talking to me as > if > > I'm an idiot stubborn girl who doesn't know what she wants or even what > > she's talking about. I'm working with struts for almost 6 months now and > I'm > > still finding some difficulties not because of my stupidity but because > of > > the lack of support I've noticed on the web. Either they give you some > peace > > of code which you don't find a clue how to plug it into your solution or > > they just keep turning around your precise requirement to stick with > their > > struts/java knowledge. > > > > I'm not confused about my requirement sir, I know what I want but the way > to > > achieve it on struts way is still clueless for me. You've understood one > > side of my requirement but you didn't touch my blocking point. > > > > Here is a tutorial I've followed for coding the first part consisting of > > rendering a dynamic drop down list with data assembled into a collection > > http://www.laliluna.de/download/struts-html-optionscollection-en.pdf > > > > If you got time, check it out and tell me how can I render my description > > page into "example" action while it's configured to maintain the business > > logic of the data rendered into that drop down list (supposed to be an > entry > > point and not a resulting page for our form behavior). > > > > I know I'm not good enough in english to explain myself the way it should > be > > but it hasn't any relationship with my understanding of my requirement > and > > the logical way to get it done (reaching this state of seeing illogical > > things made me wonder how come that no body has encountered such problem > > before and how were they submitting their dynamic drop down lists > > classicaly). > > > > Regards, > > Hanen > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Kawczynski, David < > > david_kawczyn...@merck.com> wrote: > > > >> I believe I understand what you are trying to accomplish: > >> Ignoring the details (dojo, struts <html:form>, etc) for now... at a > >> high level, you want to render a page containing a list of items. You > >> want to enable a user to get low-level details on any one of those > >> items. > >> So far so good? > >> While there are plenty of ways to accomplish this, I don't want to > >> confuse you further so I'll only cover the simplest scenario: > >> Assuming each of these items has single unique identifier that can be > >> used to retrieve the details (your "change number"?) and a single simple > >> small description that will give the use a clue what that item refers to > >> (your "description"?)... > >> > >> You want two pages: > >> > >> * > >> one that will render the entire list of items (but only this > >> simple small description for each item) > >> * > >> one that will render all the low-level details for only one item > >> > >> > >> You want two different DAO methods: > >> > >> * > >> one that retrieves a List of all items' change number and > >> description. > >> * > >> one that retrieves one item's details (description, creation > >> date, user, workspace...) given the item's change number > >> > >> You want two struts actions: > >> > >> * > >> one that calls the DAO's list method, puts the List into the > >> httprequest, and renders the list page > >> * > >> one that calls the DAO's details method, puts those details into > >> a single object and puts that object into the httprequest, and renders > >> the details page > >> > >> On the list page: create a <form> whose action points to the struts > >> details action. > >> Create a <select> element, and populate its options from the list in the > >> http request. > >> Make each <option>'s value = the item's change number > >> Make each <option>'s text = the item's description. > >> On the details page, render attributes of the details object (found in > >> the http request). > >> > >> If you follow this approach, chances are any problem you run into will > >> be one that can be described in a clear and concise manner. Once you > >> get this working correctly, you have the building blocks to do more > >> advanced things like ajax interactions. But if you don't have a firm > >> grasp on the basics you'll only end up frustrating yourself and wasting > >> a lot your time. > >> > >> Good luck, > >> -dave > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> From: Hanen Ben Rhouma [mailto:hanen...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:00 AM > >> To: Struts Users Mailing List > >> Subject: Re: Problem Sumitting Struts Form containing a drop > >> down list <html:optionsCollection> > >> > >> > >> Morning, > >> > >> If I give code details, no one will show interest with so much > >> details and with only the description of my requirement no one also > >> could understand, that's pretty complicated you know!! > >> > >> Well, let me represent it with another approach, by screeshots > >> maybe is better (please take a look at my jsp page shown in the attached > >> screeshot). By selecting one change ID I'd like to forward my form to > >> another jsp page representing the details of the selected change > >> (description, change number, creation date, user, workspace...). > >> > >> The problem is that I'm either using dojo to code the drop down > >> list from user side (and the mapping between simple <input> parameters > >> and a struts form <html:form> isn't that trivial to do), or I've tried > >> also to code it from server side (eventhough it's too slow) by using a > >> struts form <html:form action="someAction"> containing > >> <html:optionsCollection> to represent the dynamic drop down list (here > >> the problem is that <html:optionsCollection> will make use of the struts > >> action "someAction" to retrieve the data necessary to fill the drop down > >> list and not to code the form's behavior after submitting it. > >> > >> Hope that my point is clearer this time, I'll be really grateful > >> if someone got a clue to all this headache :((( > >> > >> Regards, > >> Hanen > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Kawczynski, David > >> <david_kawczyn...@merck.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> I'd love to be able to help but am confused with what > >> you are having > >> trouble with. I think I heard something about wanting > >> to modify the > >> action of a form based on the value selected in a > >> drop-down. I also > >> heard something about forwarding to another jsp page. > >> If you can > >> clarify your intent you may end up with a good pointer > >> or two. > >> :) > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Hanen Ben Rhouma [mailto:hanen...@gmail.com] > >> > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 12:49 PM > >> > To: Struts Users Mailing List > >> > Subject: Problem Sumitting Struts Form containing a > >> drop down > >> > list <html:optionsCollection> > >> > > >> > Please, I need your help: I've spent more than one > >> week on trying to > >> figure out how to submit a struts 1 form containing a > >> drop down list > >> (using optionsCollection). The problem is that the items > >> in the > >> optionsCollection refer to the action assigned to the > >> form while I need > >> that same action to submit my form and trigger the > >> forward to another > >> jsp page. I'm loosing my cool temper in front of such > >> futility, any > >> ideas PLEASE??? > >> > >> Notice: This e-mail message, together with any > >> attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, > >> Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct > >> contact information for affiliates is available at > >> http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, > >> proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely > >> for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. 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