access ResultList object - helper bean - downstream (ARTIMUS)

[douglas reames <do...@hotmail.com>]

Morning all,
I am attempting to extend ARTIMUS to see how I might 'architect' a struts 
app that gives the user output alternatives:  wap, excel spreadsheet, pdf... 
  The ActionMapping (comes straight from the ARTIMUS mapping for RenderRss) 
IS:


<!-- Render an article as PDF file -->
    <action
        path="/pdf/Article"
        type="org.apache.struts.scaffold.ProcessAction"
        parameter="org.apache.artimus.article.FindByArticle"
        name="articleForm"
        scope="request"
        validate="false">
       <forward
            name="success"
            path="/do/pdf/Render"/>
    </action>

    <!-- Render result as PDF file -->
    <action
        path="/pdf/Render"
        type="org.apache.artimus.struts.RenderPdfRms"/>



[1] How do I save a helper bean ( with sql query results for an article ) , 
so that it can be subsequently retrieved downstream by the RenderAction?


For those familiar with ARTIMUS, it would be most helpful if you responded 
with its workflow in mind:
OUT:  ProcessAction-> ProcessBean -> AccessBase -> DataBase
IN:  AccessBase -> ProcessResult -> ProcessBean -> ProcessAction



[2] Does it matter  - architecturally OR practically -whether it is saved as 
a org.apache.commons.scaffold.util.ProcessBeanBase  or 
org.apache.commons.scaffold.util.ResultList ?



NOTE:  when I attempt to follow the ARTIMUS::RenderRss::executeLogic method 
code - I presummed ( probably incorrectly ) that the value for 
'Tokens.LIST_KEY' was being set by struts "under the hood":


ResultList result  = (ResultList) request.getAttribute(Tokens.LIST_KEY);


"result" is Null


Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Douglas Reames

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