pass error message from action method to jsp

[Mohan Mehra]

This is my action method containing the business logic. I want to show error message from this action method in the jsp. The control goes to the jsp but the error message does not show up.In my jsp i have this code to display error message:

<html:errors/>

I am new to struts. Also in eclipse it says that saveErrors method is deprecated. i know how to display errors using validate method of the bean class which extends ActionForm.

public ActionForward upload(....)
    {
     if(noOfColumns>7)
                  {
                      errors.add(ActionErrors.GLOBAL_ERROR, new ActionMessage("error.file.maxCols")); 
                     saveErrors(request,errors);

                     return mapping.findForward("uploadVIPProcess");
                  }
    }

[Joe Ess]

Mohan Mehra wrote:
I am new to struts

Unless there is a good reason to learn Struts 1, drop it like a hot rock and learn a "modern" framework (Struts 2, Spring, etc.). Struts 1 is past "end of life" and unsupported, not to mention that it has many architectural issues that make developing with it tedious at best..

Mohan Mehra wrote:
Also in eclipse it says that saveErrors method is deprecated.

I looked at the documentation and source for Struts 1.3.10 and I do not see Action.saveErrors(request, errors) as being deprecated.