How do I get the name of the currently executing script?

Use request.getRequestURI() or req.getServletPath(). The former returns the path to the script including any extra path information following the name of the servlet; the latter strips the extra path info.   The following example demonstrates it:    URL  http://www.host.com/servlets/HelloEcho/extra/info?height=100&width=200    getRequestURI   /servlets/HelloEcho/extra/info  getServletPath  /servlets/HelloEcho  getPathInfo     /extra/info  getQueryString  height=100&width=200     This is useful if your [...]