hi,

I am trying to install my application on another server (Tomcat 4.1). I have built a 
WAR file from an ANT build file but when I install it on Tomcat and try to access it I 
get the following error:


HTTP Status 500 - 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

type Exception report

message 

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from 
fulfilling this request.

exception 

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP

An error occurred at line: -1 in the jsp file: null

Generated servlet error:
    [javac] Since fork is true, ignoring compiler setting.
    [javac] Compiling 1 source file
    [javac] Since fork is true, ignoring compiler setting.
    [javac] javac: invalid flag: C:\Program
    [javac] Usage: javac  
    [javac] where possible options include:
    [javac]   -g                        Generate all debugging info
    [javac]   -g:none                   Generate no debugging info
    [javac]   -g:{lines,vars,source}    Generate only some debugging info
    [javac]   -nowarn                   Generate no warnings
    [javac]   -verbose                  Output messages about what the compiler is 
doing
    [javac]   -deprecation              Output source locations where deprecated APIs 
are used
    [javac]   -classpath          Specify where to find user class files
    [javac]   -sourcepath         Specify where to find input source files
    [javac]   -bootclasspath      Override location of bootstrap class files
    [javac]   -extdirs            Override location of installed extensions
    [javac]   -d             Specify where to place generated class files
    [javac]   -encoding       Specify character encoding used by source files
    [javac]   -source          Provide source compatibility with specified release
    [javac]   -target          Generate class files for specific VM version
    [javac]   -help                     Print a synopsis of standard options




 at 
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:130)
 at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:293)
 at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:353)
 at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:370)
 at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:473)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:190)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:295)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2415)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
 at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
 at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:223)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:594)
 at 
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:392)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:565)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:619)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)


I have done this process many times before using the exact same ANT file as I always 
do but cannot figure out for the life of me why it won't work. Also to note that I've 
installed another application today which worked fine without these errors. Does 
anybody know what could be causing this? My JSP does not contain any references to the 
local directory and is the exact same page that I use in my other application. 

Is this error caused by a fault in the ANT file? 

any help would be really appreciated as i'm stumped!! 

claire :)

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