using html:button with scriptlets

[Steve Levin]

Hi,
I'm trying to open a new browser window when a user clicks on an html:button Like the following:

< html:button property="pdfFileButton" value="pdf"  onclic="window.open(<%=pdfFile%>,'mywindow','width=600,height=400')" />

onclick purposely misspelled

The scriptlet contained in the tag is a dynamic url decided at runtime.
The problem I'm having is that the scriptlet within the javascript part of the tag isn't recognized as a scriptlet. Is there a different way to insert the dynamic url contained in the scriptlet into the javascript within the tag?

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Steve,
It looks right the way you have it. From JSP's point of view, there isn't any difference between a scriptlet in a Javascript or Struts tag. You can verify this by placing <%=pdfFile%> elsewhere on the page to see what happens.

[Bear Bibeault]

You can't use a scriptlet as just part of the attribute of a custom action. It must be all of the attribute, or none.

[Steve Levin]

If I can't use a scriptlet as just part of the attribute, then how can I pass in the url contained in the scriptlet to the javascript function. Is there another way?

[Steve Levin]

Nevermind, I figured it out, I just created a String containing the javascript function with the url and then passed in the whole String as the arg to onclic

[Bear Bibeault]

Bingo.

This is yet another of the many problems with continuing to use scriptlets in JSP pages.
[ October 22, 2006: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]