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It seems that an exception is not caught appropriately within the esql.xsl, which was not thrown in the older version. By inserting in my xsp a try clause, everything works fine. I'll tried to include it into the esql.xsl, but the nesting of expressions prohibited this (this incredible mix of XSLT and Java) my workaround in the xsp page is: <esql:connection> <xsp:logic> try{</xsp:logic> ===== here comes my database query ===== <xsp:logic> }catch (Exception e){ getLogger().error("Could not get String or Clob", e); } </xsp:logic> </esql:connection> everything else seems to work fine with mysql. Cheers Martin -- Martin Lüthi Dr. sc. nat. wyona:research&development hardstrasse 219 8005 Zürich tel: 01 272 91 61 mel: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]