Having trouble with a JSP compile -- JAVA400-L

I keep getting the following error when I try to run this JSP   ""
com.sun.jsp.JspException: Compilation failed""  I included the code
hopefully I am missing something simple. I have changed the system name and
the userid and password fields. I was wondering if there might be an
authority issue.  I am using WebSphere 3.02.2 on an AS/400 V4R5...
Thanks in advance.

<html><body><h2>Authors</h2>

<%@ page import="java.sql.*"%>
<%! Connection con = null;%>
<%! String system = "AS/400/LIB"; %>
<%! String userId = "USERID"; %>
<%! String password = "PASSWORD"; %>
<%! String url = "jdbc:db2://" + system; %>

<%! public Connection getConnection() {
   if(con != null) (return con;)
      try {
           Class.forName("COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver");
              con = DriverManager.getConnection(
                url, userId, password);
           } catch(Exception e)  {
              System.out.println("Error retreiving connection:" + e);
              return null;
           }
        return con;
     }
  %>
  <%
     con = getConnection();
     if(con == null) {
       System.out.println("Sorry Database is not available.");
       return;
   }
   try {
     Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
     ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("Select * from LIB.AUTHORS");
       <table border=1 cellpadding=5>
       <th>Author ID</th><th>First Name</th><th>Last Name</th>
       <th>Year Born</th>

     <% while(rs.next()) { %>
       <tr>
         <td><%=rs.getString("AUTHORID")%></td>
         <td><%=rs.getString("FIRSTNAME")%></td>
         <td><%=rs.getString("LASTNAME")%></td>
         <td><%=rs.getString("YEARBORN")%></td>
      </tr>

    <%  } // while(rs.next())  %>

         </table>

    <%
       rs.close();
       stmt.close();
     } catch(SQLException e)  {
      System.out.println("SQL error: " + e);
      }

    %>
    </body></html>




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