JSP includes

[Mike Silvers]

I would like to use a common header and footer across several different webapps.  I am trying to include the files and I can not get the include to find the correct file.  I am using a Tomcat server.    Here is what I have tried:   <%@ include file="/include/Header.jsp" %>   and in the Apache web server config I have defined an alias as:   Alias /include/ /www/secweb/webapps/include/   The directory of /www/secweb/webapps contains the web app of /ca/ and the folder for the includes files.   I guess the real question here is, can I have the JSP include point to a location that is not in the web app structure?   Any ideas?     Thanks   Mike   ======================================= Mike Silvers Senior Programmer/Analyst IBM Certified Expert Hainey Business Systems Main Office:  (717) 718-9601 ext 237 Branch Office:  (410) 397-8739 http://www.hbs-inc.com =======================================