Pls comment on template application

[Thinh Doan <td...@twjconsulting.com>]

I have 3 different templates (tempA.jsp, tempB.jsp and tempC.jsp).  Depends
on the user profile after they login, a session attribute will be set, e.g.
session.setAttribute("user_template", template), to indicate which template
to be used.  I'd like to get some ideas on how to switch between these 3
templates based on this session variable.

On idea would be to pass this var into the template insert:
<template:insert template='<%=session.getAttribute("user_template")%>'>

but I don't know if this syntax is legal or recommended. Is there a better
idea?

Thank you very much for your comments.

Thinh

Problem with forward tag in struts-config.xml Action Mappings.

[John Bowen <jo...@sabertoothgames.com>]

  Hi,

  I just moved my directory structure around for a previously working Struts
app and am having problems with the action mapping forward tags.

  Previously all of my JSPs and struts-config.xml were running in the same
webapps directory [/webapps/cowboy].

  Now my struts-config.xml is now at the bottom level of the directory
[inside /webapps/cowboy/WEB-INF] and my strut-ized JSP pages are running out
of a subdirectory [/webapps/cowboy/ranch/*.jsp].

  I'm mapping by extension:
  <servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

  Here's my revised action mapping [all I changed was adding the /ranch
directories to the input and path]:

  <action    path="horsey"
             type="com.gallop.trot.CreateHorse"
             name="horseyForm"
            scope="request"
	      input="/ranch/horseinput.jsp">
    <forward name="success"         path="/ranch/gluefactory.jsp"/>
  </action>

  ... when I try to execute http://www.animalfeed.com/horsey.do I get 404
/gluefactory.jsp was not found on this server.

  I find it odd that the 404 doesn't also include the /ranch in the error.
I've tried removing the /ranch in the <forward> tag but I get the exact same
404.

  Any ideas what else I can try?

  Thanks...
  - John

dynamic jsp:includes

[peter <pe...@btinternet.com>]

Is there a way using Struts to create a dynamic jsp:include?  For example
I've got a jsp file which needs to include two different jsp files in the
same place, but at different times.  I know I could just make two copies of
the parent jsp file with a diffent include in each, but i would prefer it if
i could use the one parent jsp file and place the relevant include file when
it is needed.

Thanks

Peter