Newbie - Problems running jsp pages (Variables problem)

[Jasonic]

Dear All

Having search and read several threads regarding similar problems, I have tried all suggested resolutions but I still have my problem :-(

My Variables are setup as follows :-
CATALINA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.0\bin
CLASSPATH = C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.0\common\lib
JAVA_HOME = C:\j2sdk1.4.2_08
PATH = %JAVA_HOME%\bin

when I try to access an index.jsp page I get the following error message
005-05-10 17:49:19 StandardWrapperValve[jsp]: Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
Unable to find a javac compiler;
com.sun.tools.javac.Main is not on the classpath.
Perhaps JAVA_HOME does not point to the JDK
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(CompilerAdapterFactory.java:106)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.compile(Javac.java:935)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.execute(Javac.java:764)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:382)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439)
at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:511)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:295)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:462)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:799)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:705)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:577)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:683)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)


I am running WinXP Pro, j2sdk 1.4.2_08 and Tomcat 5.0.02

Any ideas

Thanks

Jason Thomas
AssetCenter Consultant
Jason Thomas Consultancy Limited
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[sedj]

Are you sure that is your entire PATH var ? Type "set PATH" in a DOS console (as the user you are running Tomcat as) ...

You also do not mention if you are running tomcat as a Windoze service or from the console ...

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[Jasonic]

I'll check the 'PATH' variable tonight when I get home.

I'm running the Tomcat as a Microshaft service.

Thanks for the response.

Jason Thomas
AssetCenter Consultant
Jason Thomas Consultancy Limited
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[Jasonic]

Sedj

I have checked on the entire PATH is C:\j2sdk1.4.2_08\bin

I have also moved PATH and JAVA_HOME from user variables to system variables

Unfortunately, I still get the same error message as before.

Additional Infromation:-
I am running Windows XP Pro on a VMWare Machine, so it is a fresh install, with only the M$ service/bug updates installed along with Java and Tomcat.

Any help is greatly appreciated.



Jason Thomas
AssetCenter Consultant
Jason Thomas Consultancy Limited
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[sedj]

I notice your CATALINA_HOME points to :

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.0\bin

but it should point to :

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.0

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