Unable to compile class for JSP

[Ben Klug]

Hi,
I just installed a working WebSphere 4 Application on Websphere 5 (win). Some pages get compiled, other fail. I get the following message:

code:
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Error Code: 0Target Servlet: nullError Stack: org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP D:\WebSphere\AppServer\temp\node\server1\App\App.war\_errorreport.java:14: Class or interface declaration expected. import javax.servlet.*; ^ D:\WebSphere\AppServer\temp\node\server1\App\App.war\_errorreport.java:21: class org.apache.jsp._errorreport must be declared abstract. It does not define void _jspService(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse) from class com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase. public class _errorreport extends com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase { ^ ...... (and so on)End of error-page:at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:369) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:129) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.servlet.JspServlet.loadJSP(JspServlet.java:939) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.loadIfNecessary(JspServlet.java:285) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(JspServlet.java:321) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:675) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jsp.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:773) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictServletInstance.doService(StrictServletInstance.java:110) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet._service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:174) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.IdleServletState.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:313) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:116) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstance.service(ServletInstance.java:283) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ValidServletReferenceState.dispatch(ValidServletReferenceState.java:42) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstanceReference.dispatch(ServletInstanceReference.java:40) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.handleWebAppDispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:948) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.dispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:530) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:176) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleError(WebApp.java:1029) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.sendError(WebApp.java:891) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.WebAppInvoker.doForward(WebAppInvoker.java:121) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.WebAppInvoker.handleInvocationHook(WebAppInvoker.java:201) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.cache.invocation.CachedInvocation.handleInvocation(CachedInvocation.java:71) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srp.ServletRequestProcessor.dispatchByURI(ServletRequestProcessor.java:182) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.oselistener.OSEListenerDispatcher.service(OSEListener.java:334) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.http.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:56) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.readAndHandleRequest(HttpConnection.java:610) at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.run(HttpConnection.java:435) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:593)
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Any Ideas???
thanks

[Jessica Sant]

Check out the actual .java file that the App Server creates and see if you can follow the error messages better.
According to the error message, you should be able to find the .java file here:
D:\WebSphere\AppServer\temp\node\server1\App\App.war\_errorreport.java

Also, if you enclose your code in UBB [CODE] tags it will preserve all the whitespace and stuff
If you can't figure out the error message after looking at the .java file -- try stripping down your JSP -- that might help you figure things out. Or try posting it here, maybe we'll be able to spot the error.
Good luck!