Megan
In your
JSP line:
<input type="text" name="txtId" size="11" maxlength="7" value= "<% =request_id ;%>">
get rid of the space in the scriplet between the % and the =, also get rid fo the ; at the end, you don't need it in a scriptlet. the line should look like this:
<input type="text" name="txtId" size="11" maxlength="7" value= "<%=request_id%>">
hope that helps