servlets/JSP

[jjk jjk]

I need a servlet that during initialization reads a txt file into an ArrayList
The file format is like below
elementA1|elementB1
elementA2|elementB2
.........
..........
and then display the content of of the first element in a drop down list in order for a user to choose from.
Then, when the user has chosen I want to forward him/her to another JSP page where these 2 values are written as a parameters in a jsp plugin like below
<jsp:plugin type=applet
.....
....
<jsp:param
name=param1
value="${elemenA}"/>
<jsp:param
name=param2
value="${elementB}"/>
.......
........
(Marilyn fixed smileys to no-smileys)
[ February 27, 2006: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

[Ulf Dittmer]

Hello "jjk jjk"-

Welcome to JavaRanch.

On your way in you may have missed that JavaRanch has a policy on display names, and yours does not comply with it - please adjust it accordingly, which you can do right here. Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.

I'm not quite sure what your question is about specifically - the reading of a file, the generating of an HTML form containing the parameters, the processing of those parameters in a servlet, or the forwarding to a JSP page that generates the plugin tag? We have separate forums for each of these areas, while the Teacher's Lounge -the forum you posted the question to- is not about answering programming questions. Please clarify what you need help with, and we'll move the question to a more appropriate forum.