I am using EJB3/Hibernate in a query that gets the error in the subject line. The query is: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 19:39:06,199 INFO [JukeboxManagerEJB] looking for genre named 19:39:06,202 INFO [STDOUT] Hibernate: select genrepojo0_.genre_id as genre1_218_, genrepojo0_.name as name218_ from genre genrepojo0_ where upper(genrepojo0_.name)=? 19:39:06,208 WARN [JDBCExceptionReporter] SQL Error: 0, SQLState: 22021 19:39:06,208 ERROR [JDBCExceptionReporter] ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x00
+++++++++++++++++ The EJB method call looks like this: public Genre getGenreByName(String name) { Genre genre = BeanFactory.makeGenre(); logger.info("looking for genre named <" + name + ">"); if (name != null) { Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT OBJECT(c) FROM GenrePojo c WHERE UPPER(name) = ?1"); query.setParameter(1,name.toUpperCase()); logger.info("did the parm get set for genre query"); try { genre = (GenrePojo)query.getSingleResult(); } catch(javax.persistence.NoResultException e) { logger.info("no result exception"); } catch(javax.persistence.NonUniqueResultException e) { logger.info("not unique"); } } logger.info("found this genre at id <" + genre.getGenreId() + ">"); return genre; } +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The full stack trace back to the application is: ate.exception.DataException: could not execute query; CausedByException is: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute query at org.jboss.ejb3.tx.Ejb3TxPolicy.handleExceptionInOurTx(Ejb3TxPolicy.java:69) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:83) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:197) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor. java:62) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java :78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:10 6) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.dynamicInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:227) at org.jboss.aop.Dispatcher.invoke(Dispatcher.java:106) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.AOPRemotingInvocationHandler.invoke(AOPRemotingInvocationHandle r.java:82) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:828) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:681) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:358) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:412) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:239) Caused by: javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not e xecute query at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.throwPersistenceException(AbstractEntityManage rImpl.java:567) at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getSingleResult(QueryImpl.java:72) at net.hscsi.jukebox.manager.ejb.JukeboxManagerEJB.getGenreByName(JukeboxManagerEJB.java:184) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1167.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:112) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:166) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor.invoke(EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor. java:63) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.TransactionScopedEntityManagerInterceptor.invoke(TransactionScopedEn tityManagerInterceptor.java:54) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.AllowedOperationsInterceptor.invoke(AllowedOperationsInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:79) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:197) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor. java:62) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java :78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:10 6) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.dynamicInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:227) at org.jboss.aop.Dispatcher.invoke(Dispatcher.java:106) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.AOPRemotingInvocationHandler.invoke(AOPRemotingInvocationHandle r.java:82) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:828) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:681) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:358) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:412) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:239) at org.jboss.remoting.RemoteClientInvoker.invoke(RemoteClientInvoker.java:190) at org.jboss.remoting.Client.invoke(Client.java:525) at org.jboss.remoting.Client.invoke(Client.java:488) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.InvokeRemoteInterceptor.invoke(InvokeRemoteInterceptor.java:55) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.ClientTxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ClientTxPropagationInterceptor. java:61) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.SecurityClientInterceptor.invoke(SecurityClientInterceptor.java :55) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.remoting.IsLocalInterceptor.invoke(IsLocalInterceptor.java:78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessRemoteProxy.invoke(StatelessRemoteProxy.java:102) at $Proxy0.getGenreByName(Unknown Source) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.addSong(UpdateMp3Library.java:280) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.update(UpdateMp3Library.java:216) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.main(UpdateMp3Library.java:79) Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute query at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.convert(SQLStateConverter.java:77) at org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:43) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doList(Loader.java:2148) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.listIgnoreQueryCache(Loader.java:2029) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.list(Loader.java:2024) at org.hibernate.loader.hql.QueryLoader.list(QueryLoader.java:392) at org.hibernate.hql.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.list(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:333) at org.hibernate.engine.query.HQLQueryPlan.performList(HQLQueryPlan.java:172) at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.list(SessionImpl.java:1114) at org.hibernate.impl.QueryImpl.list(QueryImpl.java:79) at org.hibernate.impl.AbstractQueryImpl.uniqueResult(AbstractQueryImpl.java:756) at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getSingleResult(QueryImpl.java:63) at net.hscsi.jukebox.manager.ejb.JukeboxManagerEJB.getGenreByName(JukeboxManagerEJB.java:184) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1167.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:112) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:166) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor.invoke(EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor. java:63) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.TransactionScopedEntityManagerInterceptor.invoke(TransactionScopedEn tityManagerInterceptor.java:54) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.AllowedOperationsInterceptor.invoke(AllowedOperationsInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:79) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:197) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor. java:62) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java :78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:10 6) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.dynamicInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:227) at org.jboss.aop.Dispatcher.invoke(Dispatcher.java:106) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.AOPRemotingInvocationHandler.invoke(AOPRemotingInvocationHandle r.java:82) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:828) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:681) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:358) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:412) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:239) Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x00 at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.receiveErrorResponse(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1471) at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.processResults(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1256) at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:175) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.execute(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:388) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeWithFlags(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:3 29) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeQuery(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:239) at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrappedPreparedStatement.executeQuery(WrappedPreparedState ment.java:236) at org.hibernate.jdbc.AbstractBatcher.getResultSet(AbstractBatcher.java:186) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.getResultSet(Loader.java:1669) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQuery(Loader.java:662) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQueryAndInitializeNonLazyCollections(Loader.java:224) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doList(Loader.java:2145) ... 42 more javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute quer y at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.throwPersistenceException(AbstractEntityManage rImpl.java:567) at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getSingleResult(QueryImpl.java:72) at net.hscsi.jukebox.manager.ejb.JukeboxManagerEJB.getGenreByName(JukeboxManagerEJB.java:184) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1167.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:112) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:166) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor.invoke(EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor. java:63) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.TransactionScopedEntityManagerInterceptor.invoke(TransactionScopedEn tityManagerInterceptor.java:54) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.AllowedOperationsInterceptor.invoke(AllowedOperationsInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:79) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:197) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor. java:62) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java :78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:10 6) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.dynamicInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:227) at org.jboss.aop.Dispatcher.invoke(Dispatcher.java:106) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.AOPRemotingInvocationHandler.invoke(AOPRemotingInvocationHandle r.java:82) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:828) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:681) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:358) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:412) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:239) at org.jboss.remoting.RemoteClientInvoker.invoke(RemoteClientInvoker.java:190) at org.jboss.remoting.Client.invoke(Client.java:525) at org.jboss.remoting.Client.invoke(Client.java:488) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.InvokeRemoteInterceptor.invoke(InvokeRemoteInterceptor.java:55) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.ClientTxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ClientTxPropagationInterceptor. java:61) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.SecurityClientInterceptor.invoke(SecurityClientInterceptor.java :55) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.remoting.IsLocalInterceptor.invoke(IsLocalInterceptor.java:78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessRemoteProxy.invoke(StatelessRemoteProxy.java:102) at $Proxy0.getGenreByName(Unknown Source) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.addSong(UpdateMp3Library.java:280) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.update(UpdateMp3Library.java:216) at net.hscsi.jukebox.batch.UpdateMp3Library.main(UpdateMp3Library.java:79) Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute query at org.hibernate.exception.SQLStateConverter.convert(SQLStateConverter.java:77) at org.hibernate.exception.JDBCExceptionHelper.convert(JDBCExceptionHelper.java:43) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doList(Loader.java:2148) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.listIgnoreQueryCache(Loader.java:2029) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.list(Loader.java:2024) at org.hibernate.loader.hql.QueryLoader.list(QueryLoader.java:392) at org.hibernate.hql.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.list(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:333) at org.hibernate.engine.query.HQLQueryPlan.performList(HQLQueryPlan.java:172) at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.list(SessionImpl.java:1114) at org.hibernate.impl.QueryImpl.list(QueryImpl.java:79) at org.hibernate.impl.AbstractQueryImpl.uniqueResult(AbstractQueryImpl.java:756) at org.hibernate.ejb.QueryImpl.getSingleResult(QueryImpl.java:63) at net.hscsi.jukebox.manager.ejb.JukeboxManagerEJB.getGenreByName(JukeboxManagerEJB.java:184) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1167.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:112) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.InvocationContextImpl.proceed(InvocationContextImpl.java:166) at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptor.EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor.invoke(EJB3InterceptorsInterceptor. java:63) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.entity.TransactionScopedEntityManagerInterceptor.invoke(TransactionScopedEn tityManagerInterceptor.java:54) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.AllowedOperationsInterceptor.invoke(AllowedOperationsInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:79) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxInterceptor$Required.invoke(TxInterceptor.java:197) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor. java:62) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java :78) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.invoke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:10 6) at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.dynamicInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:227) at org.jboss.aop.Dispatcher.invoke(Dispatcher.java:106) at org.jboss.aspects.remoting.AOPRemotingInvocationHandler.invoke(AOPRemotingInvocationHandle r.java:82) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:828) at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:681) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:358) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:412) at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:239) Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x00 at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.receiveErrorResponse(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1471) at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.processResults(QueryExecutorImpl.java:1256) at org.postgresql.core.v3.QueryExecutorImpl.execute(QueryExecutorImpl.java:175) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.execute(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:388) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeWithFlags(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:3 29) at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Statement.executeQuery(AbstractJdbc2Statement.java:239) at org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.WrappedPreparedStatement.executeQuery(WrappedPreparedState ment.java:236) at org.hibernate.jdbc.AbstractBatcher.getResultSet(AbstractBatcher.java:186) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.getResultSet(Loader.java:1669) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQuery(Loader.java:662) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doQueryAndInitializeNonLazyCollections(Loader.java:224) at org.hibernate.loader.Loader.doList(Loader.java:2145) ... 42 more ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Not sure what is going wrong. This same EJB method gets execute many times in the same main program with no problem. It just bombs when it gets to this example. Not sure what is going on. THis is JBoss 4.0.4 Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_08-b03) THe backend database is PostreSQL 8.1.4 Fedora Core 5 - 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3977609#3977609 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3977609 _______________________________________________ jboss-user mailing list jboss-user@lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jboss-user