unable to compile class for JSP

[Krishna Acharya]

Hi to All !!!
I am using tomcat 5.0 and jdk 1.4. tomcat is running properly. But whenever i try to run jsp page it gives the error like:

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

Generated servlet error:
[javac] javac: invalid flag: Files\Apache
[javac] Usage: javac <options> <source files>
[javac] where possible options include:
[javac] -g Generate all debugging info
[javac] -g:none Generate no debugging info
[javac] -g:{lines,vars,source} Generate only some debugging info
[javac] -nowarn Generate no warnings
[javac] -verbose Output messages about what the compiler is doing
[javac] -deprecation Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
[javac] -classpath <path> Specify where to find user class files
[javac] -sourcepath <path> Specify where to find input source files
[javac] -bootclasspath <path> Override location of bootstrap class files
[javac] -extdirs <dirs> Override location of installed extensions
[javac] -d <directory> Specify where to place generated class files
[javac] -encoding <encoding> Specify character encoding used by source files
[javac] -source <release> Provide source compatibility with specified release
[javac] -target <release> Generate class files for specific VM version
[javac] -help Print a synopsis of standard options


Please help me. I am in trouble. I am not able to go ahead due to this problem. Please............

[Jaikiran Pai]

javac: invalid flag: Files\Apache

A really wild guess - you have installed tomcat in a folder containing spaces in its path (maybe C:\Program Files\Apache). Install it in a folder which does not have a space in its path (Ex:C:\Apache\Tomcat)