I'm now buying what you're selling. I did have a misunderstanding about when the JSP is called relative to validation. I once was blind, but now I see. Thanks for clearing that up. I now see how to make the application work correctly.
BTW, I do know about redirectAction, and use it normally. I would argue that "most" applications use this though (maybe they do, but not in my experience consulting with many companies). I see a lot of them that do not. I think that pattern isn't well understood by many web developers. I try to tell everyone that will listen. Thanks for the help. My problem appears to be solved! prepare() is my friend.
