i think there is a spelling mistake ... the string was applPath and in <@include file="<%=appPath%>...."%>
try to correct your variable name .... guru -----Original Message----- From: raju punith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 October 2002 05:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: problem with <@include file %> Hi everyone, following is my jsp snippet . <html> <head> <title>Home Page</title> </head> <body> <% String applPath = application.getInitParameter("WEBAPP");%> <%@ include file = "<%=appPath%>/body.inc"%> <%@ include file = "<%=appPath%>/banner.inc"%> <% String userName = (String) session.getAttribute("userName"); %> <% if (null == userName) {%> <%@ include file = "<%=appPath%>/navbar_no_logout.inc"%> <%} else {%> <%@ include file = "<%=appPath%>/navbar_with_logout.inc"%> <%}%> <#### rest of the code ########> </body> </html> the problem: when i invoke the jsp i get the following error org.apache.jasper.compiler.CompileException: /index.jsp(23,9) File "<%=appPath%>/body.inc" not found at org.apache.jasper.compiler.JspParseEventListener.handleDirective(JspParseEve ntListener.java:789) any help would be much appreciated. Thanks __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html