David, Post the code for the init() method. It seems that the servlet can't open a property file or something like that.
-Richard At 12:57 PM 10/3/01 -0400, you wrote: >I am doing the examples from the book: "Core Servlets and Java Server >Pages" by Marty Hall, published by Sun. The code being used is from >Listing 4.3, ProtectedPage.java, p110. >I am running iPlanet 4.1 SP7/jdk 1.3.1 on an NT box. >The code compiles properly with no errors. However, at runtime, I get the >following from >iPlanet:*********************************************************************** >[03/Oct/2001:11:37:16] info ( 559): Internal Info: loading servlet >/servlet/Test.ProtectedPage >[03/Oct/2001:11:37:16] info ( 559): /servlet/Test.ProtectedPage: init >[03/Oct/2001:11:37:16] failure ( 559): Internal error: unexpected >exception thrown from the servlet init function (servlet >class=Test.ProtectedPage): java.lang.NullPointerException, Stack: >java.lang.NullPointerException at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native >Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:64) at >Test.ProtectedPage.init(ProtectedPage.java:20) at >com.netscape.server.http.servlet.NSServletEntity.load(NSServletEntity.java:377) >at >com.netscape.server.http.servlet.NSServletEntity.update(NSServletEntity.java:149) >at >com.netscape.server.http.servlet.NSServletRunner.Service(NSServletRunner.java:469) >[03/Oct/2001:11:37:16] warning ( 559): Internal error: Failed to get >GenericServlet. >(uri=/servlet/Test.ProtectedPage,SCRIPT_NAME=/servlet/Test.ProtectedPage) >**************************************************************** > >If anyone has had success with these examples and has any input on the >below error, I would appreciate the feedback. > >Cheers, >-- >David L. Rice >Web Applications Developer >BellSouth/AL >Direct: 205.977.0092 >24/7 Cell: 205.903.9467 >Wk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hm: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >=========================================================================== >To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff >JSP-INTEREST". >For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". >Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html > http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP > http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets
