how to display jsp page in IIS directly

without using tomcat?
many thanks

I'm just starting to learn this,
but I don't think you can do it.
I think IIS does not support jsp and you need a middleware peice.
the process seem to go like this.
1. the browser sends a request address (http://localhost/index.jsp) to the IIS
2. iis reads that is a .jsp and attemps to forwards the request to the middleware (tomcat, websphere, etc)
3. tomcat compiles the .jsp and places the compiles page somewhere /_index.class
4. ?? IIS processes that page and send responce to the browser ??
Manni

Manni's got it right. IIS by itself can't execute a JSP or Servlet. You need to get a J2EE compatible Application Server (doesn't neccessarily have to be TomCat).
So, yes, you can execute a JSP without Tomcat, but you do need SOMETHING -- like JBoss, WebLogic, or Resin...
Here's a whole list of compatible app servers

Well Friends, some body told me that there is some sort of plug-in available for IIS to execute JSP.

anyone know any of this sort of software?
many thanks

Ummm, yes... Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, Resin and a host of others. As stated before, IIS is incapable of serving JSP on its own and needs to use one of the JSP-capable servers. Setting one of these up as an IIS "plug-in" is something I vaguely remember (not fondly) from a few jobs ago where we used IIS and JRun.
Btw, currently use Apache/Resin combo.
hth,
bear

I'm currently running Tomcat in-process from IIS - which means tomcat is started up when IIS is started. Getting it running involved a long and complicated process of finding out-of-date instructions by google, then a lot of trial and error. But once it got set up, everything runs nicely

You didn't happen to distill your notes on getting Tomcat running with IIS to a convenient page somewhere did you?

Bill

Actually, I did put together a zip file with installation notes and files needed, but be warned it has not worked for everybody. I will post it to a public site when I get home.

Please Phil, Do POST IT. I am right now, at the end of developing my application in JSP, TomCat4.1.18 and MySQl with JavaBeans.
I would like to host the application in IIS environment.
Thanks