Jsp syntax

Question

I am a MS developer and got thrown into a jsp project. I have been getting so many syntax error while coding and testing. Picky picky.
Here is my code and the error(s) are as follows:
<form action="ChangeSorting.jsp?recordView=<jsp:getProperty name='CumulusBean' property='recordView'/>" id="changeSortingForm" target="invisibleFrame" method="POST">
<td>
<select name="uid" size="1" onChange="document.getElementById('changeSortingForm').submit();">
<option value="">UnSorted</option>
<!--Line 21--><%if session.getAttribute( "theUid" ).equals ("Asset Format") {
strCheck = "selected";
} %>
<option value="{1e58eab1-f625-4d6b-be82-ef0ea493cb7a}" <%= strCheck %> >Asset Format</option>
</select>
</td>
</form>
An error occurred at line: 21 in the jsp file: /Copy of Standard/RecordViewContentHeader.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Syntax error on token "if", ( expected after this token
An error occurred at line: 21 in the jsp file: /Copy of Standard/RecordViewContentHeader.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Syntax error, insert ") Statement" to complete IfStatement
What is the problem? I'm just trying to create a drop down that shows the selection that the end user has chosen.
Thanks,
Luis

Answer 1

Thanks for the prompt response - it did correct the error.
Now I have a different problem:
                    <td class="textNormal">
                         Sort By:
                         uid= <%=session.getAttribute( "theUid" )%>
                         <%%>
                         <%String     strCheck = new String("xxx");%>
                    </td>
                    <form action="ChangeSorting.jsp?recordView=<jsp:getProperty name='CumulusBean' property='recordView'/>" id="changeSortingForm" target="invisibleFrame" method="POST">
                    <td>
               <select name="uid" size="1" onChange="document.getElementById('changeSortingForm').submit();">
               <option value="">
               UnSorted
               </option>
               <%if (session.getAttribute( "theUid" ).equals ("{1e58eab1-f625-4d6b-be82-ef0ea493cb7a}")) {
               strCheck = ("selected");
          }else {
System.err.println(strCheck);     
               } %>
<option value="{1e58eab1-f625-4d6b-be82-ef0ea493cb7a}" <%System.out.println(strCheck);%> >
Asset Format
</option>
</select>
</td>
                    </form>
I want to create drop down that shows the selection after it has been submitted. In order to do this I pass the parameter via a seesion variable (session.getAttribute( "theUid" ). I need to compare the string value in this variabler to the option value in the drop down and if they match, then insert a 'selected' in the option so it shows itself to the user.
I want to put 'xxx' into the variable just to test if in fact it is accepting the value.
Thanks,
Luis