Exception handling

[John McDonald]

I am writing a very robust web-based application and I would like excpetions, during runtime, mailed to the system admin. I have an extensive mail system built into my app, and I can simply pass a String or StringBuffer object as the parameter for the message content.   The issue is that I can't seem to create a decent exception using Exception.toString( ) or Exception.getMessage( ). What I generally get from these are bland and undescriptive messages about the error. eg: java.lang.NullPointException. No line# and no further description. However, if I use Exception.printStackTrace( ), I get a VERY descriptive exception, but I can't seem to create a String from this exception.   Anyone have any ideas?    John D. McDonald CipherStream Systems email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.cipherstream.com ------------------------------------------------------- Secure E-Business Is Our Business -------------------------------------------------------