String empID = request.getParameter("employee"); String depID = request.getParameter("department"); String name = request.getParameter("name"); String message = (String) request.getAttribute("message"); Descriptor Schema Actions ESQL (message == null?"":message)

-- New employee -- personnel select id, department_id, name from employee order by name if (.equals(empID)) { depID = ; name = ; xspAttr.addAttribute("", "selected", "selected", "CDATA", ""); }

((empID != null) ? empID : "") Employee Name: ((name != null) ? name : "") Department: -- Select department -- personnel select id, name from department order by name if (.equals(depID)) { xspAttr.addAttribute("", "selected", "selected", "CDATA", ""); } } else { }