Assuming I am reading the web app DTD correctly, I believe you need
to have either an <error-code> OR an <exception-type>, but not both
defined for an <error-page>. Try removing the <error-code> tag.
Kent Kvarfordt
> <DISCLAIMER>I have extensively searched the list archives and the sun jsp
> forum first</DISCLAIMER>
> Hi,
>
> We have set up a number of Jsp error pages specific to each of the custom
> exceptions that we throw.
> I am unable to get the custom error pages to work.
> When my error jsp pages try to access the implicit exception object, the
> following error appears in the browser:
>
> Recursive error in error-page calling for /error/JspException.jsp, see the
> application log for details.
>
> Even with the standard jspexception it doesnt work.
>
> The tag handler throws this jspException
> -------------------------------
> throw new JspException("" + thisTagName + "]The object XXXXX is null." );
> -------------------------------
>
> In the web.xml, I have the following:
> -------------------------------
> <error-page>
> <error-code>500</error-code>
> <exception-type>javax.servlet.jsp.JspException</exception-type>
> <location>/error/JspException.jsp</location>
> </error-page>
>
> -------------------------------
>
> The error page appears if I take out any reference to the implicit exception
> object.
> But as soon as I put any reference to it in, it breask with the error shown
> above.
>
> This is a basic version of the jsp. It fails beacuse of the
> exception.toString()
> -------------------------------
> <HTML>
> <HEAD>
> <%@ page isErrorPage="true" %>
> <%@ page import="ilaunch.exception.*", javax.servlet.jsp.*, javax.servlet.*
> %></HEAD>
> <BODY bgcolor="white">
> <H2>JspException</H2>
>
> <%= exception.toString() %>
> </BODY>
> </HTML>
>
> -------------------------------
>
> I have never been able to access the exception object from the jsp error
> page.
> Is it just me, or is it a feature of Orion. I am tempted to test my .ear
> file on another app server, but I dont have the time.
>
> The mapping within the web.xml file seems to work ok.
>
> If I can't resolve this at all, I'll have to revert to inserting attributes
> into the request object, which is hardly elegant.
>
> Any assistance with this would be very gratefully appreciated.
>
> Grant Doran
> Principal Architect
> iLaunch inc.
> (02) 89207947
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
