ReqDisptacher to forward/ include EXTERNAL content

[Jeevan Sunkersett]

Hi,

With the RequestDispatcher Interface using the method;

forward(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response) and/ or include()

one can Forwards/ Include another resource on the same server.

How to include/ forward EXTERNAL content?

I mean on, say, http://alpha-beta.com/index.jsp in want content from http://ww.microsoft.com/somePage.jsp


~g1

[Shailesh Narkhede]

For forwording to another server page you can use,

sendRedirect method of HttpServletResponse

[Nishan Patel]

Hi,

If you want to forward request to another application then I think you have to use JSTL <c:import ... />

[Jeevan Sunkersett]

Thank you Nishan,

Yes I think I need to use <c:import

Found an example http://www.roseindia.net/jsp/simple-jsp-example/JSTLImportDate.shtml

~g1

[Jeevan Sunkersett]

<c:import, I think it works but not sure ..... I think I am missing some jar files? can anobody help?

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: The absolute uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/core cannot be resolved in either web.xml or the jar files deployed with this application
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.jspError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:50)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.dispatch(ErrorDispatcher.java:407)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.jspError(ErrorDispatcher.java:114)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.TagLibraryInfoImpl.generateTLDLocation(TagLibraryInfoImpl.java:316)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.TagLibraryInfoImpl.><init>(TagLibraryInfoImpl.java:147)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parseTaglibDirective(Parser.java:423)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parseDirective(Parser.java:492)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parseElements(Parser.java:1552)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parse(Parser.java:126)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ParserController.doParse(ParserController.java:211)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ParserController.parse(ParserController.java:100)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateJava(Compiler.java:155)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:295)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:276)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:264)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:563)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:303)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688)

[Bear Bibeault]

Where did you place the JSTL jar file? Which version are you trying to use, and what container are you using?

[Jeevan Sunkersett]

Hi Bear Bibeault,

Mine is just a standard HelloWorld servlet application running inside Geronimo.
I just have a redirect.jsp which uses <c:import inside the \WebContent folder (along side index.jsp)

I do not know which JSTL jar to include ... can you tell me please?

~g1>

[Nishan Patel]

Hi,

Check your build path and check weather your JSTL core lid available or not... And if you are using J2EE 1.5 version then it is already present at your build path. But If version lower than 1.5 you have to add jar your lib folder and configure to build path...

[Bear Bibeault]

See the JSP FAQ for info on configuring the JSTL properly.