String strFirstName;
        String strLastName;
        String strAddr1;
        String strAddr2;
        String strCity;
        String strState;
        String strZipCode;
        String strCountry;
        String strDate;
        
        String operation;
        String errmsg = " ";

        int    intZipCode = 0;
        int    intValue2 = 0;
        int    result;        
        
        Boolean validData = true;
        
        strFirstName    = request.getParameter("firstName");
        strLastName     = request.getParameter("lastName");
        strAddr1        = request.getParameter("addr1");
        strAddr2        = request.getParameter("addr2");
        strCity         = request.getParameter("city");
        strState        = request.getParameter("state");
        strZipCode      = request.getParameter("zipCode");
        strCountry      = request.getParameter("country");
        
        Registry registry = new Registry();
        
        try  
        {  
          intZipCode = Integer.parseInt(strZipCode);  
        }  
        catch(NumberFormatException nfe)  
        {  
          errmsg = "Zip Code "
                  + "not numeric \n";  
          validData = false;
        }  

        Timestamp myCurrentTimestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
        
        if (validData) {
           
            registry.setFirstname(strFirstName);
            registry.setLastname(strLastName);
            registry.setAddress1(strAddr1);
            registry.setAddress2(strAddr2);
            registry.setCity(strCity);
            registry.setState(strState);
            registry.setZipcode(intZipCode);
            registry.setCountry(strCountry);
            registry.setDateregistered(myCurrentTimestamp);
            registryFacade.create(registry);
             
            request.setAttribute("firstName", strFirstName);
            request.setAttribute("lastName",  strLastName);
            request.setAttribute("addr1",     strAddr1);
            request.setAttribute("addr2",     strAddr2);
            request.setAttribute("city",      strCity);
            request.setAttribute("state",     strState);
            request.setAttribute("zipCode",   strZipCode);
            request.setAttribute("country",   strCountry);

            getServletContext()
                .getRequestDispatcher("/RegistrationConfirmation.jsp")
                .forward(request, response);
        }
        else {
        request.setAttribute("errmsg", errmsg);
        getServletContext()
                .getRequestDispatcher("/registrationForm.jsp")
                .forward(request, response);
            
        }