Object reference not set to an instance of an object Errorhttp://forums.asp.net/t/1006623.aspx/1?Object+reference+not+set+to+an+instance+of+an+object+ErrorMon, 10 Jul 2006 02:36:30 -040010066231336406http://forums.asp.net/p/1006623/1336406.aspx/1?Object+reference+not+set+to+an+instance+of+an+object+ErrorObject reference not set to an instance of an object Error <p>I am a newbie here so be nice :) i am getting the following error when trying to run my site. My site is being ran off a web host. SQL 2005 is the database structure i am using. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Description: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. <br> <br> <b>Exception Details: </b>System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.<br> <br> <b>Source Error:</b> <br style=""> <br style=""> </span></p> <p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr style=""> <td width="624" style="border-right:#d4d0c8; padding-right:0.5pt; border-top:#d4d0c8; padding-left:0.5pt; background:yellow; padding-bottom:0in; border-left:#d4d0c8; width:6.5in; padding-top:0in; border-bottom:#d4d0c8"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">Line 202:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">Line 203:<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>public static int GetRandomAlbumID() {</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; color:red; font-family:Arial">Line 204:<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[&quot;Personal&quot;].ConnectionString)) {</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial">Line 205:<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(&quot;GetNonEmptyAlbums&quot;, connection)) {</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial">Line 206:<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><br> <b>Source File: </b>c:\domains\aaronlafferty.com\wwwroot\test\App_Code\PhotoManager.cs<b> Line: </b>204 <br> <br> <b>Stack Trace:</b> <br style=""> <br style=""> </span></p> <p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr style=""> <td width="624" style="border-right:#d4d0c8; padding-right:0.5pt; border-top:#d4d0c8; padding-left:0.5pt; background:yellow; padding-bottom:0in; border-left:#d4d0c8; width:6.5in; padding-top:0in; border-bottom:#d4d0c8"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>PhotoManager.GetRandomAlbumID() in c:\domains\aaronlafferty.com\wwwroot\test\App_Code\PhotoManager.cs:204</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>PhotoManager.GetPhotos() in c:\domains\aaronlafferty.com\wwwroot\test\App_Code\PhotoManager.cs:100</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'">[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct&amp; sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) &#43;0</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) &#43;72</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks) &#43;296</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) &#43;29</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.ObjectDataSourceView.InvokeMethod(ObjectDataSourceMethod method, Boolean disposeInstance, Object&amp; instance) &#43;482</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.ObjectDataSourceView.ExecuteSelect(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments) &#43;2040</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.DataSourceView.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments, DataSourceViewSelectCallback callback) &#43;17</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataBoundControl.PerformSelect() &#43;149</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.DataBind() &#43;70</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.FormView.DataBind() &#43;4</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.EnsureDataBound() &#43;82</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.FormView.EnsureDataBound() &#43;163</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.WebControls.CompositeDataBoundControl.CreateChildControls() &#43;69</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() &#43;87</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() &#43;41</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() &#43;161</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() &#43;161</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() &#43;161</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() &#43;161</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Courier New'"><span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) &#43;1360</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0in">&nbsp;</p> <p><b><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial">Version Information:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial"> Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Any help would be greatly appriciated.</p> <p>Thanks</p> 2006-07-10T02:36:30-04:00