NullPointer Exception:Xindice

[Sandeep Dhawan]

hi xindicians,
   
  I have downlaoded the xml-xindice-1.0.zip file for windows platform.
  After installing the XINDICE database i execute the startup script after
  which it displays a message "Server is ruuning"

  Now when i try to add a collection by firing the following 
  command:
        xindiceadmin ac -c /db -n addressbook
  I get a NullPointer Exception from XMLTools.java ..
  I am not able to provide you the compelete stack trace but has 
  someone faced this kind of a problem ....

 thanks,
sandeep