html:text with value

["Fickes, Vic" <vi...@exchange.prb.net>]

Hi,

I am experiencing a problem with the html:text tag.  If I don't specify a
value attribute for the text tag, I get an exception saying, "runtime
failure in custom tag form" with no other useful information.  This goes
away if I specify a value attribute.  But then I can't set the contents of
the text in my Action.perform() processing, ie. the contents of the text tag
are always set to the contents of the value attribute.  I have a textarea
tag right next to this with no value specified (so I can set the contents),
but I don't get this error.  

My environment is WLS5.1SP8 with Struts v1b1 (but I have seen this in
earlier versions of Struts, too.).  Has anyone else ever seen this behavior,
particularly those who are also using WebLogic?

Thanks,
Vic