search form showing previous results

[ods gel]

Hello,
I have written the following bean with method to find books:

public String searchBooks() {
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/mm/dd");
formatter.setLenient(false);
ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);
Date str2Date = formatter.parse(searchDate, pos);
booksList = booksService.getBooksBySearchParams(searchFirstName, searchLastName, str2Date);
return SUCCESS;
}

and the following action mapping:

<action path="/ads/searchBooks" type="org.apache.struts.beanaction.BeanAction"
            name="booksBean" scope="session"
            validate="false">
      <forward name="success" path="/ads/BooksIndex.jsp"/>
</action>

The search bar appears on the BooksIndex.jsp page - which is being filled when site it being loaded.
When I press the search button for a book, I can see that I get a list of books, but the page is not being reloaded.
What could be the problem?

[John Melton]

odelya, It seems like it could be several different things. Can you post the full code of the BooksIndex.jsp and your action please?

[Chris Boldon]

Is there a reason you're setting the scope to session?

[ods gel]

Thanks for the reply.
A. What other scope could be valid? I need it for a user session. Or I should use something else?
B.

<%@ include file="../common/Top.jsp"%>
<bean :mrgreen: efine id="booksList" name="booksBean" property="booksList" />
<div id="bookContainer">
<html:form method="post" action="/ads/searchObituaries.shtml">
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" id="obitSearch">
<tr>
<td colspan="4" class="obitSmFont">
<b>SEARCH FOR OBITUARY:</b>
<br />
<logic :-P	 resent name="message">
<bean:write name="message" />
</logic :-P	 resent>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<input type="text" name="searchFirstName"  style="width: 200px" value="<bean:write name="booksBean" property="searchFirstName"/>" />
<div class="marg3t obitSmFont">
First Name
</div>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<input type="text" name="searchLastName" class="bookFrmInput" style="width: 200px" />
<div class="marg3t bookSmFont">
Last Name
</div>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<input type="text" name="searchDate" class="bookFrmInput" style="width: 102px" value="yyyy/mm/dd" onFocus="this.value='';" />
<div class="marg3t bookSmFont">
Date of Passing
</div>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<input type="image" src="http://static.jpost.com/images/2007/site/obits/obit.searchgo.gif" width="22" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0" NAME="Go" VALUE="Submit" ALT="Go" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</html:form>
<!-- book Search From End -->
<p>
<logic:notPresent name="obituariesList">
  Sorry, No records were found using the parameters above. Please try again.
</logic:notPresent>
<logic :-P	 resent name="booksList">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="obitDefFont">
<logic:iterate id="book" name="booksList">
<tr>
 
<td id="obitEntry">
<div id="bookimage">
<IMG SRC="images/<bean:write name="book" property="thumnPhotoLink" />" />
</div>
<h3>
<html:link paramId="bookId" paramName="book" paramProperty="id" page="/ads/viewBook.shtml">
<bean:write name="book" property="surName" />,
<bean:write name="book" property="firstName" /> 
<bean:write name="book" property="midName" />
</html:link>
</h3>
<bean:write name="book" property="leadin" />
<div class="bmore">
<html:link paramId="bookId" paramName="book" paramProperty="id" page="/ads/viewBook.shtml">
<b>Read more</b> »
</html:link>
</div>
 
</td>
<!-- Index Results: First 3 Entries end -->
</tr>
</logic:iterate>
<tr>
<td align="right" class="jpTools">
<logic:notEqual name="booksList" property="firstPage" value="true">
<a href="switchBooksListPage.shtml?pageDirection=previous"><< Prev</a>
</logic:notEqual>
<logic:notEqual name="booksList" property="lastPage" value="true">
<a href="switchBooksListPage.shtml?pageDirection=next">Next >></a>
</logic:notEqual>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</logic :-P	 resent>
</div>
<%@ include file="../common/Bottom.jsp"%>