Unable to compile class when using jsp:useBean

hi

i am getting this error when i try to compile this jsp program
i am making use of jsp:usebean in this pgm
i have enclosed below jsp pgm, java pgm, error report
i am using
Platform : Windows98
Application Server: Apache Tomcat/4.1.12
Browser : IE 5.0
thanx n advance
**************************************************C:\tomcat\webapps\examples\jsp\scope\prop.jsp
<jsp:useBean id="Props" class="ScopeTest" scope="application">
<html>
<head>
<title>Scope Test</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
 
 
 
<center>
aUsage of UseBean in JSP
</center>
 
Counter (scope=application) has a value of
<jsp:getProperty name="Props" property="nextInt" />
</body>
</jsp:useBean>
</html>

**************************************************C:\tomcat\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes\scope\ScopeTest.class
C:\tomcat\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes\scope\ScopeTest.java

public class ScopeTest
{
private int i;
public ScopeTest()
{
i=0;
}
public int getNextInt()
{
return i++;
}
}

**************************************************C:\autoexec.bat
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2
REM - By Windows Setup - SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.4
SET CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\JDK1.4\BIN
cls
**************************************************HTTP Status 500 -
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type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
An error occurred at line: 0 in the jsp file: /jsp/scope/prop.jsp
Generated servlet error:
[javac] Compiling 1 source file
C:\tomcat\work\Standalone\localhost\examples\jsp\scope\prop_jsp.java:41: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class ScopeTest
location: class org.apache.jsp.prop_jsp
ScopeTest Props = null;
^
An error occurred at line: 0 in the jsp file: /jsp/scope/prop.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\tomcat\work\Standalone\localhost\examples\jsp\scope\prop_jsp.java:43: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class ScopeTest
location: class org.apache.jsp.prop_jsp
Props = (ScopeTest) pageContext.getAttribute("Props", PageContext.APPLICATION_SCOPE);
^
An error occurred at line: 0 in the jsp file: /jsp/scope/prop.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\tomcat\work\Standalone\localhost\examples\jsp\scope\prop_jsp.java:46: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class ScopeTest
location: class org.apache.jsp.prop_jsp
Props = (ScopeTest) java.beans.Beans.instantiate(this.getClass().getClassLoader(), "ScopeTest");
^
An error occurred at line: 17 in the jsp file: /jsp/scope/prop.jsp
Generated servlet error:
C:\tomcat\work\Standalone\localhost\examples\jsp\scope\prop_jsp.java:69: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class ScopeTest
location: class org.apache.jsp.prop_jsp
out.print(JspRuntimeLibrary.toString((((ScopeTest)pageContext.findAttribute("Props")).getNextInt())));
^
4 errors

at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:120)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:293)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:313)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:324)
at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:474)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:184)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:289)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:240)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:260)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:471)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2396)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:223)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:405)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:380)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:508)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:533)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
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your ScopeTest.class may not be in the class path. it should be in Meta-Inf\Classes folder.

your ScopeTest.class may not be in the class path. it should be in Meta-Inf\Classes folder.

Incorrect. Classes should be in proper package hierarchy under WEB-INF/classes (and case counts!)
You state that your class resides in

C:\tomcat\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes\scope\ScopeTest.java

so that part's ok, but in your useBean you specify

class="ScopeTest"

According to the class location, it should be in package scope, so your declaration should be:

Whenever you reference a class by its name, you must be sure to use the fully-qualified name of the class, including its package hierarchy.
hth,
bear

By the way, I'm assuming that the .class file for

C:\tomcat\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes\scope\ScopeTest.java

resides in that same folder?
You might want to ponder the wisdom of putting your source files in the classpath.
hth,
bear