Solved it... here is my final code for anyone interested:
<%! String myPage; %>
<% myPage = request.getParamter("target"); %> - target is
"content/test.html"
<%@ include file="<%=myPage%>" %>
the quotes are the key thing...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Torr
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 10:11
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Two questions
>
> Hi,
>
> 1. A long time back someone pasted an example of using James Clarks XT
> processor with JSP pages. I cannot locate it in the archives. Can someone
> send it to me if they still have a copy.
>
> 2. I am trying to read a parameter and based on that I want to include a
> file... am I correct in thinking that the <%@ include file="...."%>
> directive will not
> do expressions. When I try:
>
> <%@ include file="content/test.html"%> then all works well... if I do:
>
> <%! String myPage; %>
> <% myPage = request.getParamter("target"); %> - target is
> "content/test.html"
> <%@ include file=myPage %>
>
> Then it does not work! ANY help/suggestions/pointers to what I am stupidly
> doing wrong would be appreciated.
> Is there any way to do this besides hundreds of if statements?
>
> My error message is:
>
> javax.servlet.ServletException: Parse Error in JSP page: The include
> directive on line 51 The JSP page null's depedency '1' could not be found.
> allaire.jrun.jsp.ParseException: The include directive on line 51 The JSP
> page null's depedency '1' could not be found. at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.throwDirectiveException(JSPParser.java:408) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.directive(JSPParser.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.parse(JSPParser.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.writeXML(JSPParser.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.generateXML(JSPParser.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPParser.generateXML(JSPParser.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPServlet.parsePage(JSPServlet.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPServlet.createServlet(JSPServlet.java, Compiled Code)
> at allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPServlet.loadPage(JSPServlet.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.jsp.JSPServlet.service(JSPServlet.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.servlet.JRunSE.service(JRunSE.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.servlet.JRunSE.runServlet(JRunSE.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.servlet.JRunRequestDispatcher.forward(JRunRequestDispatcher.j
> ava, Compiled Code) at allaire.jrun.servlet.JRunSE.service(JRunSE.java,
> Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.servlet.JvmContext.dispatch(JvmContext.java, Compiled Code)
> at allaire.jrun.jrpp.ProxyEndpoint.run(ProxyEndpoint.java, Compiled Code)
> at allaire.jrun.ThreadPool.run(ThreadPool.java, Compiled Code) at
> allaire.jrun.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java, Compiled Code)
>
> Mark.
>
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