Well, I don't think it's either of the two cases you cited. Here is what I have essentially: I"ve leftout some minor niceities in the interest of space. This is not using any tags other than tiles.
--A.jsp-- <tiles:insert template="B.jsp"> <tiles:put name="leftColumn" value="C.jsp"/> </tiles:insert> --end-- --B.jsp-- <tiles:insert template="D.jsp"> <tiles:put name="body"> <table cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tiles:get name="leftColumn"/> </table> </tiles:put> </tiles:insert> --end-- --D.jsp-- <HTML> <BODY> <tiles:getAsString name="body"> </BODY> </HTML> --end-- --C.jsp-- <TR> <TD> Page C</TD> </TR> --end-- The top portion of the stack trace is: Illegal to flush within a custom tag at javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyContent.flush(BodyContent.java:87) at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag$InsertHandler.doEndTag(InsertTag.ja va:729) at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:365) at This is the insert tag in B.jsp above. If I change the <tiles:get> to <tiles:getAsString>, everything works, except I get "C.jsp", rather than the content from it. I even tried adding "flush='false'" to both tiles:insert tags. AND, C.jsp is really that simple. (at this point). Any further ideas? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Corbin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:17 AM Subject: Re: Tiles: using tileContent inside another tile > Hmmm... I will explore more deeply, but the three tiles I was trying to > include were really just raw HTML. No real .JSP code whatsoever. Also, > don't all tags that care about body content have to implement BodyTag? Like > <tiles:put>? > > Thanks > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cedric Dumoulin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 4:05 AM > Subject: Re: Tiles: using tileContent inside another tile > > > > > > Hi David, > > > > Tiles --CAN-- be nested. > > > > I sometime have error like yours when there is an exception in an > inserted > > jsp. > > A common way to debug such problem is to test separately each inserted > Tile. > > Also, this error can be throw if you try to insert Tiles inside > <iterator> > > tag, or inside body of any tag implementing 'BodyTag' (jsp1.1 limitation). > > Fortunately, I think that only the <iterator> tag implements 'BodyTag' in > > Struts. > > > > Cedric > > > > David Corbin wrote: > > > > > I'm using the tiles library, and I've been quite happy with up 'till > now. > > > > > > The following example is simplified-- > > > > > > I have a a template, standardPage.jsp which consists of standard header > and > > > footer HTML, and expects a tile named body. It uses <tiles:getAsString > > > name="body">. Works great, an lets me deifne pages like this: > > > > > > <tiles:insert tempate="standardPage.jsp"> > > > <tiles:put name="body> content here </tiles:put> > > > </tiles:insert> > > > > > > Like a charm. > > > > > > Now, I find myself trying to do a page that is built by including a few > > > other pages, and no matter how I go out about, I'm getting an exception > > > > > > Can't insert page '/WEB-INF/include/portal/identity.jsp' : Illegal to > flush > > > within a custom tag java.io.IOException: Illegal to flush within a > custom > > > tag. > > > > > > This seems to indicate that you can't nest tiles. Is this correct? > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > >