Hello everybody! Well, if it's static data, why not use
<%! String files[] = .. %> CP> Ok, try this instead: CP> files= new String[] CP> {"C:\\file1.txt","C:\\file2.txt","C:\\file3.txt","C:\\file4.txt","C:\\file5. CP> txt"}; =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com