Make sure org.apache.jsp.FormBean or the jar that contains it is on the CLASSPATH..
Better yet package it into the war and redeploy
Ok?

-Martin

>From: Manoj Kithany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Simple Bean not working but Servlet/JSP Working
>Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:46:34 +0000
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>Hi Experts,
>
>I tried a simple JSP/Servlet applications and it worked. I am using
>Apache
>1.3.26 + (Jboss 3.0.3, Tomcat 4.0.4 bundle)
>
>Now, I am trying for simple Bean Application with JSP/Servlets and
>Html
>pages. My directory structure is :
>
>/kithany (root)
>/kithany/register.html
>/kithany/success.jsp
>/kithany/retry.jsp
>/kithany/process.jsp (bean)
>/kithany/WEB-INF/web.xml
>/kithany/WEB-INF/classes/FormBean.java
>/kithany/WEB-INF/classes/FormBean.class
>/kithany/META-INF/application.xml
>
>Then, I create the kithany.war file as shown below:
>
>#cd /kithany
>#jar -cvfM kithany.war .
>
>I then put the "kithany.war" file in /jboss/server/default/deploy
>directory
>and In your browser type:
>
>http://IP_ADDR_ESS:8080/kithany/register.html
>
>which works fine. In my "register.html" file my action is >action="/kithany/process.jsp" method=post>
>When I click the SUBMIT button in "register.html" form (which then
>calls
>bean and servelte), I get following Error - wonder why.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Apache Tomcat/4.0.3 - HTTP Status 500 - Internal Server Error - that
>prevented it from fulfilling this request
>
>org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
>An error occurred at line: 10 in the jsp file: /process.jsp
>
>Generated servlet error:
>/jboss-3.0.0_tomcat-4.0.3/catalina/work/localhost/kithany/process$jsp.java:72:
>Class org.apache.jsp.FormBean not found.
> FormBean formHandler = null;
> ^
>
>An error occurred at line: 10 in the jsp file: /process.jsp
>
>Generated servlet error:
>/jboss-3.0.0_tomcat-4.0.3/catalina/work/localhost/kithany/process$jsp.java:75:
>Class org.apache.jsp.FormBean not found.
> formHandler= (FormBean)
> ^
>An error occurred at line: 10 in the jsp file: /process.jsp
>
>Generated servlet error:
>/jboss-3.0.0_tomcat-4.0.3/catalina/work/localhost/kithany/process$jsp.java:80:
>Class org.apache.jsp.FormBean not found.
> formHandler = (FormBean)
>java.beans.Beans.instantiate(this.getClass().getClassLoader(),
>"FormBean");
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>My process.jsp file is:
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
><%@ page import="java.util.*" %>
>
><%!
>ResourceBundle bundle =null;
>public void jspInit() {