Can JSTL tags be used within scriptlet code?

Question

This may be a very basic question, I have only just started experimenting with JSTL in JSPs.
I am trying to let the user save the content of the OutputStream to a file, and that works with the following code:
<%
String file_out = request.getParameter("file_content");
out.write(file_out);
response.setContentType("application/x-download");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=�ble�en.txt"); %>Both Firefox and IE display a dialog that lets the user save as a file, and I can use characters from any character set as the file name (JSPs are all in UTF8).
I would like to pull the suggested file name from a resource bundle instead of fhardcoding it, however, so that I can display an appropriate suggestion for various languages. I can't figure out how to use a JSTL formatting tag for the file name with the scriptlet code, however, without getting a compilation error:
<fmt:message key="file_save_as" />
I can display localized messages just fine, as long as I don't try to do it within scriptlet code. I have tried to split the scriptlet code above, with the JSTL tag in between, but I can't find a way that works. Any pointers would be appreciated.

Answer 1

am trying to let the user save the content of the OutputStream to a fileThis is something better done in a servlet than a JSP.
A jsp can add extra carriage returns into your output stream, which might corrupt your data.
I can't figure out how to use a JSTL formatting tag No, you can't mix scriptlet code and tag code.
The JSTL tags are written for JSPs to eliminate scriptlet code from the page. If you are doing this in scriptlet code anyway, I suggest you use the ResourceBundle classes as you normally would in java code. Thats what the fmt:message tag is doing behind the scenes anyway.
ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("myApp.properties");
String filename = bundle.getString("file_save_as");Cheers,
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