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* Execute __ant webdoclet__ - this generates the PersonForm.java from the Person.java POJO.

* From the command-line, navigate to "extras/jspgen"

* Execute __ant compile__ - this generates the PersonForm.java from the Person.java POJO.

* From the command-line, navigate to "extras/viewgen"

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At this point, you won't be able to view the JSP in your browser because the <html:form> tag in personForm.jsp has ''action="savePerson"'' - and this action-mapping doesn't exist (yet) in struts-config.xml. You can try it yourself (cd ../.. first) by setting up AppFuse on Tomcat using __ant setup-db setup-tomcat deploy__.

At this point, you won't be able to view the JSP in your browser because the <html:form> tag in personForm.jsp has ''action="editPerson"'' - and this action-mapping doesn't exist (yet) in struts-config.xml. You can try it yourself (cd ../.. first) by setting up AppFuse on Tomcat using __ant setup-db setup-tomcat deploy__.

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javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot retrieve mapping for action /savePerson

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot retrieve mapping for action /editPerson

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Everything should compile at this point (ant compile-web) since we're not referring to the PersonAction directly in our test. However, if you try to run __ant test-cactus -Dtestcase=PersonAction__, it won't work (make sure Tomcat is ''not'' running if you decide to try this).

Everything should compile at this point (ant compile) since we're not referring to the PersonAction directly in our test. However, if you try to run __ant test-cactus -Dtestcase=PersonAction__, it won't work (make sure Tomcat is ''not'' running if you decide to try this).

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* Implementation of Action that interacts with the {@link

* PersonForm} and retrieves values. It interacts with the {@link

* PersonManager} to retrieve/persist values to the database.

*

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Now we need to change the "action" attribute in the <personForm.jsp> to be ''action="editPerson"''.

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

<html:form action="editPerson" method="post" styleId="personForm"

focus="" onsubmit="return validatePersonForm(this)">

}]

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;:''There is also a __deploy-web__ target in build.xml that will allow you to just deploy the files in the web directory. Nothing gets compiled or generated when you use this target.''

;:''There is also a __deploy-web__ target in build.xml that will allow you to just deploy the files in the web directory. Nothing gets compiled or generated when you use this target. If you'd like, you can [learn more about available ant targets|AppFuseAntTasks].''

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;:''Look in your console's log for PersonAction.execute(33) | Entering 'execute' method. This is the log.debug statement we put in our execute method. You should also be able to [view personForm.jsp|http://localhost:8080/appfuse/personForm.jsp] (make sure Tomcat is running and you've logged into AppFuse) and click the "Save" button to see the same debug message.''

;:''Look in your console's log for PersonAction.execute(33) | Entering 'execute' method. This is the log.debug statement we put in our execute method. You should also be able to [view personForm.jsp|http://localhost:8080/appfuse/personForm.jsp] (make sure Tomcat is running and you've logged into AppFuse) and click the "Save" button to see the same debug message. You may have to login after clicking "Save" since all actions are protected.''

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