Jann,
Turns out that it wasn't that at all. I just overlooked a missing "}".
Sorry for the inconvenience to the group.
Oh, and Waldemar, thanks for forwarding it along.
Thanks to all,
Kyle
-----Original Message-----
From: Strubinski,Waldemar W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 5:43 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: FW: Include question...
I think you were the target recipient for this
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jann VanOver [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 2:37 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Include question...
>
> Kyle, make sure you read up on your "JSP includes" -- the one that Joel is
> giving your works DIFFERENTLY than the include you were using before.
> Specifically, in your original example, it didn't work because the <@
> include happens during COMPILATION -- not during RUNTIME. Your problem
> was
> that you were trying to branch at runtime and that was just too late for a
> "<@ include".
>
> The include shown in Joel's code happens at runtime, that is why it works.
> However, it won't have any local variables available to it unless the are
> put into the request or into the session and retrieved on the next page
> (index.jsp, anotherPage.jsp, or yetAnother.jsp in Joel's example)
>
> There's quite a bit written about different JSP includes ... do some
> studying!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Kozlow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 12:12 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Include question...
>
>
> Sure it is...just do this...
>
> <%
> String sPage = "index.jsp";
>
> if (myCondition()) {
> sPage = "anotherPage.jsp";
> }
> else if (anotherCondition()) {
> sPage = "yetAnother.jsp";
> }
> %>
> <jsp:include page="<%= sPage %>" flush="true" />
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> - Joel Kozlow
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyle Burke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:40 AM
> To: Tomcat-Users
> Subject: Include question...
>
>
> Is this possible (see <CODE>)? I have a file that depends on the query
> string for display. Can I have include files based on that query string
> too?
>
> If action=edit show the data in form fields otherwise show it in formatted
> text.
>
> When the files are included vs. when the page is compiled and executed
> (see
> <EXCEPTION>). Thanks peops!
>
>
> <EXCEPTION>
> Unable to compile class
> 'try' without 'catch' or 'finally'
> but I dont have any exception handling in the page.
> </EXCEPTION>
>
> <CODE>
> <%
> if(action.equals("edit")){
> %>
> <%@ include file="includes/edit_staff.jsp"%>
> <%
> }else{
> %>
> <%@ include file="includes/view_staff.jsp"%>
> <%
> }
> %>
> </CODE>
>
>
> Kyle Burke
