newbie : session problem

Hi Everyone! I'm a newbie with JSP and I've tried a jsp example from the book "Mastering Jakarta Struts." I typed the code exactly as written in the book but i can't seem to make it work. Everytime i press the refresh button the count does not increment - which is what it is supposed to do. Below is the code for the jsp:

<html>
<head>
<title>Session Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<%
Integer count = (Integer)session.getAttribute("COUNT");
if(count==null) {
count=new Integer(1);
session.setAttribute("COUNT", new Integer(1));
}
else {
count=new Integer(count.intValue() + 1);
session.setAttribute("COUNT", count);
}
out.println("<b>You have accessed this page: " + count + " times</b>");
%>
</body>
</html>

I'm using tomcat 5.5 by the way. I hope someone can help me out with this. Thank you.

So, what are you getting as a count?

Can you tell us what exactly do you see on the browser screen?Also do you see any errors in the TomCat Console?

Your code works for me!
I pasted it into a JSP, refreshed the page and the counter incremented fine.

No problem.

Steve
[ June 10, 2005: Message edited by: Steve McCann ]

Have you disabled cookies?

the count does not increment even as i refresh the page. would the problem be in my browser settings (like cookie control)?

No cookies generally means no session.

no,i havent disabled cookies.

even as the count doesnt increment, whenever i check tomcat manager, the number of sessions add up. it seems that everytime i click on refresh a new session is made and thus the count still remains at 1.
[ June 12, 2005: Message edited by: michael echavez ]

There is a separate section for session cookies in MSIE.
It's under the privacy -> advanced tab.
There is a checkbox with the label "Always Allow Sessoin Cookies".

See if that is checked.
Also, download and install FireFox. It's never a bad Idea to have a couple browsers to use for testing your app.

i love mozilla firefox. that's what im using and ive also tried it on msie. i finally figured out what the problem was and it was a bit connected to cookie control - it was my firewall. i tried shutting down my firewall for a while just to see if it had anything to do with the problem, and as it turns out - it was the problem. In any case, i would like to thank all those people who posted their replies to my message - all of you guys gave me hints on how jsps actually work! Thank you so much!