If your docBase is set to "/net/webapps" then what you describe should work. If your docBase is set to "/net/webapps/test", then the ".." in your include is trying to go outside of the webapp, which is not allowed.
Cheers, Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Tomcat 3.2 : Include File Paths > > > Hi; > > I'm using Tomcat 3.2 > > I have a webapp defined on my system to be: > /net/webapps > > Under the directory "webapps" I have several subdirectories > for jsps and various > resources. > > In one file, /net/webapps/test/test.jsp, I am trying to use > this include directive > <%@ include file="../common/copyright.html" %> > to include > /net/webapps/common/copyright.html > > I keep getting error code 500 and the message "bad file > argument to include" > > Anyone have any idea of what is going on and how I can "back > up" with file paths? > > Thanks in advance > > Steve > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:tomcat-user-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For > additional commands, > e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>