Prefix mapping doesn't work

[Marcus Ahnve <ma...@lecando.com>]

We have the following setup:

struts-config.xml:

<action path="/updateUserProperties"
	type="com.lecando.web.actions.user.UpdateUserPropertiesAction"
	name="userPropertiesForm"
	scope="request"
	validate="false">
	<forward name="success" path="/users/users/user_properties.jsp"/>
	<forward name="failure" path="/testsuccess.jsp"/>
</action>

web.xml

<servlet-mapping>
	<servlet-name>ActionServlet</servlet-name>
	<url-pattern>/action/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>


Meaning of course prefix mapping, and to reach the action defined above
one would have to use the url
www.awesomesite.com/action/updateUserProperties. So far we're OK.

But if we want to introduce a form tag into the mix, and we want do want
that, these days we have set it up like:

<html:form action="/updateUserProperties">

because the tag path must match action path. This means of course that
the requested url when submitting will be
www.awesomesite.com/updateUserProperties without the 'action' part
resulting in 404-URL Not Found and unhappy developers are all over the
place. 

We used to be able to use <html:form
action="/action/updateUserProperties">, but that fails. 

I've searched the archives extensively and have come up with nothing,
making me think that either:

1. I'm not as bright as I like to picture myself, and that I've just
missed something really simple.
2. We're the only ones left in the world using prefix mapping and that
no one else just hasn't noticed or bothered.

Is the truth out there? Any help is greatly appreciated.

/Marcus

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