Fair enough! Let us know your solution (or if you don't find one)! I usually find that something's requesting a variable that doesn't exist or something is being used which isn't initialised properly.
Good Luck! On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 08:49, Vamsee Kanakala wrote: > Hi Adam, > > Yes, I did write the Servlet by hand :) Actually, it's an example > from the book Web Development with JavaServer Pages, 2nd. ed (Manning). > That example is for explaining Servlet-centric design. > > I forgot to mention what I mean by 'accessing a function', where the > code calls a function, say this.fetchAll() or this.fetchEmployee(), then > this nullPointerException happens. It's happening for both the > functions. And, I don't see the reason why, the control doesn't even go > in to the functions. As soon as the function is called, it's giving this > exception. > > I guess Frans Flippo is right. I'll check it out with jpda. > > TIA, > Vamsee. > > Because joy is one's fuel - Ayn Rand > > > > Adam Buglass wrote: > > >Hmmm, I'm not so good at picking things out of the servlet! Have you got > >the original code (ie. JSP)? I'm assuming you didn't write the servlet > >by hand! > > > >Thanks! > >Adam. > > > >On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 06:32, Vamsee Kanakala wrote: > > > > > >>Hello list users, > >> > >> Maybe this is not the best place to ask a general servlet doubt, but > >>I'm hoping someone can point out the mistake I'm making. I'm attaching a > >>servlet file (FetchEmployeeServlet.java), which for some strange reason, > >>gives a Null-Pointer Exception when accessing a function. This tells me > >>that the class is not instantiated or something, but I'm new to > >>servlets, so I can't figure out why. > >> > >>TIA, > >>Vamsee. > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Adam Buglass, ><> The Golden Freeway. Unit 1, Wear Valley Business Centre, 27 Longfield Road, South Church Enterprise Park, Bishop Auckland. DL14 6XB (01388) 776444 http://www.thegoldenfreeway.com http://www.golduk.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]