Hi Matthew,

It looks like the name of the Java exception itself is missing from the top of the exception stack you posted.

Can you send a reply with a complete stack including the name of the exception you are throwing? or is this all the output you're receiving for some reason?

Thanks,

Sam

Hi Sam - thanks for replying...here's the full trace:

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:727)
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:654)
    at COM.ibm.JEmpower.applet.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:411)
    at JavaAgent.NotesMain(JavaAgent.java:25)
    at lotus.domino.AgentBase.runNotes(Unknown Source)
    at lotus.domino.NotesThread.run(Unknown Source)

The NullPointer refers to the HttpUrlConnection.responseMessage which is null and the HttpUrlConnection.responseCode which is -1.

This line is successfully (by checking target server log) ->  HttpURLConnection urlcon = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
But this throws the exception as the response is blocked ->  InputStream stream = urlcon.getInputStream();

I would try this first as a test:

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd85forum.nsf/DateAllFlatWeb/d628323139e3020685257920004a5ccb?OpenDocument

If Java policy is not at fault I would open a ticket in support.

An alternate test/workaround would be to import java.net.HttpUrlConnection to overide the JEmpower classes.

You may have to install jars in this case, but I often use this solution when something work in Eclipse but not in Designer.

Hi Matthew, I would like to ask is this issue has been resolved? Would like to know the solution you've applied because we are also having same issue.

Would appreciate your soonest reply.

Regards,

Barbara

Had the same problem last night with a java agent that worked flawlessly on a Notes 7 client. After installing version 9 on a new computer and running the same agent, sometimes it would work and at other times I would receive that (impossible) NullPointerException

After trying every possible solution, changing security settings and java permissions, I realized that my agent was working if I didn't start the Java Debug Console  prior to launching the agent the first time after staring Notes.

What I found out was that, if you 

1. Start Notes
2. Open the java debug console
3. launch the agent
4. You get a NulPointerException

On the other hand, if I :

1. Start Notes
2. Launch the agent 
3. Open the Java debug console
4. Success

Subsequent launch of the Java agent will return the same result no matter if the debug console is open or not. All that matters is the first time.....

OMG this is weird. Took me all night to finally understand how to "solve" my problem....

Please IBM fix this stupid bug.

Hope it helps.

Marc, thank you for saving the few hairs that are left in my head. And I confirm that your observation is correct. Opening the Java Console first causes this error.

Life is weird..

Thanks again

Sam