Query = java.lang.NullPointerException, httpd

[Robert Pimentel]

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read over my post.   Windows NT Workstation 4.0(sp3) JavaWebserver1.1.3   I recently came across some information that suggests if my JWS is loaded on startup, it will assume a CLASSPATH (wrapper.classpath), in turn ignoring the system classpath. I changed the startup of JWS to manual, and rebooted. Typed http from a command prompt. Executed my servlet (http://"nameofmymachine":8080/servlet/"nameofservlet"), it was finally able to load the JDBC driver. (It was now able to locate the classes111.zip in the classpath). Strangely enough, i seem to have trouble repeating the process. Am i going about it the wrong way? Should step #1 be "httpd"? Would you recommend the "-jre" option..? What might be the difference, benefits, etc?  Should i modify one of the ".properties" fiels?    Now my servlet refuses to execute a query statement. Please allow me to explain..   Previously, i had been able to run my servlet, which in turn would execute a query on a remote machnie via a JDBC Thin driver connection. It worked. I just didn;t  know how to present a result set using "out.println". Sadly enough, when i attempt to run that same servlet, i receive a "java.lang.NullPointerException" on the command prompt where the server is running(where i executed the httpd command). This forces a shutdown of the Webserver. In case you are wondering, the query is a rather simple one. Actually, i've tried two separate ones, same result.   try {     rs = stmt.executeQuery("select 'Hello World' from dual");   // rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT empno, into :empno1 FROM emp FROM emp WHERE empno > '7930'");          } catch (SQLException e) {           System.err.println("Something wrong with the select statement");           System.err.println(e);           System.exit(1);             } catch (Exception e) {           System.err.println("Other Excpetion");           System.err.println(e);           System.exit(1);        }      Any ideas? My thanks in advance,     Robert Pimentel P.S. I am able to run other servlets, applets, etc through JWS without , but not the servlet involving a JDBC query.