In JSP pages, when you output a property of a bean, it wraps the output in a try{} catch{} block, to catch NullPointerExceptions. The NullPointerException is (unfortunately, IMHO) named "e" - shouldn't that be wrapped in a closure, or just plain renamed to be something that is less likely to collide with other variable names? ----------------------------------------------------------- Joseph B. Ottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cupid.suninternet.com/~joeo HOMES.COM Developer