Chris, Using "/header.jsp" which is of course an absolute path, I get virtually the same error. Only /../header.jsp changes to /header.jsp Still doesn't work.
You also suggested this: <%@ include file="<%= request.getContextPath() %>/header.jsp" %> I tried it but the code inside the quotes does not get evaluated. Justin ----- Original Message ---- From: Christopher Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 6:14:58 AM Subject: Re: Include Directive -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Justin, > The index.jsp file in the main directory contains the code <%@ > include file="header.jsp" %> and it works great. > > In the admin directory the index.jsp file contains this code <%@ > include file="../header.jsp" %> obviously referencing to the parent > directory, where the header.jsp file sits. I don't want to have to > copy it to the child directory and maintain two copies of it. > > But when I do this, I get an error every time. What am I doing > wrong? You can find the error below. It's a good idea to start your include directives with a '/', making your paths relative to the context path (the "webapp base URI", if you will). As you can see, Tomcat is adding a leading '/' for you, which makes the path into nonsense: > File "/../header.jsp" not found "/../header.jsp" would actually be located one directory above your webapp's root directory, which is illegal. Consider using "/header.jsp" as the include's location. There is another thread from the last 24 hours or so with someone asking about changing context paths. This is the best way to do this: <%@ include file="<%= request.getContextPath() %>/header.jsp" %> Not sure if that compiles (I haven't touched JSP in years), but it's the general idea. - -chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFUIbR9CaO5/Lv0PARAiNSAJ9T4mX3Vz5nMvdNN/RfyS25CmpKVQCdENMF f09sh+IY0kXEb/MPD39Qi+Y= =44Mk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
