I always use this :
session.setAttribute( "editors", editors );
<html:form action="/Save" name="myForm" type="com.ctg.dspv.services.admLegalPerson.CreateUpdateForm" scope="session">
<html:select name="myForm" property="editorName">
<html
ptions collection="editors" property="id" labelProperty="name"/>
</html:select>
</html:form>
The only difference with your solution is that I put it in the session =>
try to put it in the session and see if it is working.
I never use a define in this Case.
Hope this works.
Nathalie