System.out from Java class not output to JSP

Question

I am using JSP to make a Java API web accessible. I include (package) java classes that write error messages to standard out when they catch an error. Works fine on the command line. Problem occurs when using in JSP. I include them with a page directive (importing the package) rather than use them as beans, since they do so much more than beans do, and since I use many of the classes in a single page.
i.e.
<%@ page import="OPS.*" %>
When errors occur, messages to "standard out" (system.out) don't appear in the html output of the JSP. I don't know where they are going (they aren't in the web server's error log), but they aren't going where I expected them to (browser window).
I figured that standard out was the browser (httpServletResponse). Where am I going wrong here?
Basically, I have a class that connects to a database (call it db) and does queries/updates. I have a class (call it employee) that uses the db class. I have a jsp page that instantiates the employee class and executes method calls. The code in the db class that outputs SQL error messages (db class instantiated by employee class) never gets put in the browser window. Nor in the server log, nor the console.
How can I get system.out calls in classes db and employee to get output to the browser? The JSP outputs all other code and is not freezing nor not flushing the buffer.
Thanks!

Answer 1

I also use an Iplanet over which I have little control. But I can log on via telnet. If I log on (I use Reflection) and run my pages, the errors show in the Reflection window. If you have telnet access to the server, you might want to give this a try.
Another alternative would be to add a few lines to your classes that allow you to pass a reference to the jsp StringWriter from your jsp and use that to output the errors to the browser.