Mysterious Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

[Max]

Hi There!

I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms Authentication
in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
to an instance of an object.

The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String data
type) at my Menu user control.

When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the first
place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I access the page
for first time but not the second time! This exception is totally
unpredictable and unreasonable!

Plz help!!!

My SYS specs are...
- ASP.NET 1.1
- Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
as well)

Thank you all in advance.

Max

[cmay]

Probably not going to help, but I had a similar issue when trying to access
public properties of a web user control (I think thats what it's called... an
ASCX control).

For some reason the control wasn't be instantiated correctly, or posted back
to correctly.

I created a second page exactly in the same manner as the first, copied the
code and it worked. I deleted the first page, renamed the 2nd to the right
name and moved on.

If you make a brand new page w/ nothing but your control on it does it fail
as well?


"Max" wrote:

> Hi There!
>
> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms Authentication
> in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>
> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
> to an instance of an object.
>
> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String data
> type) at my Menu user control.
>
> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the first
> place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I access the page
> for first time but not the second time! This exception is totally
> unpredictable and unreasonable!
>
> Plz help!!!
>
> My SYS specs are...
> - ASP.NET 1.1
> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
> as well)
>
> Thank you all in advance.
>
> Max
>
>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an object in a
line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the exception, I can
tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may or may
not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and why.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

> Hi There!
>
> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
> Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>
> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
> to an instance of an object.
>
> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String data
> type) at my Menu user control.
>
> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the
> first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I access
> the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is totally
> unpredictable and unreasonable!
>
> Plz help!!!
>
> My SYS specs are...
> - ASP.NET 1.1
> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server
> 2003 as well)
>
> Thank you all in advance.
>
> Max
>

[Navajo Boy]

Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
if(!Page.IsPostBack)
that is loading the Object. Look there.



Kevin Spencer wrote:

> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an

object in a

> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the

exception, I can

> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may

or may

> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and

why.

>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>
> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

> > Hi There!
> >
> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
> >
> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference

not set

> > to an instance of an object.
> >
> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property

(String data

> > type) at my Menu user control.
> >
> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in

the

> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I

access

> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is

totally

> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
> >
> > Plz help!!!
> >
> > My SYS specs are...
> > - ASP.NET 1.1
> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows

Server

> > 2003 as well)
> >
> > Thank you all in advance.
> >
> > Max
> >

[Kevin Spencer]

Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need to
post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
about?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

> Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
> if(!Page.IsPostBack)
> that is loading the Object. Look there.
>
>
>
> Kevin Spencer wrote:

>> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an

> object in a

>> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the

> exception, I can

>> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may

> or may

>> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and

> why.

>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> .Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

>> > Hi There!
>> >
>> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>> >
>> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference

> not set

>> > to an instance of an object.
>> >
>> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property

> (String data

>> > type) at my Menu user control.
>> >
>> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in

> the

>> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I

> access

>> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is

> totally

>> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
>> >
>> > Plz help!!!
>> >
>> > My SYS specs are...
>> > - ASP.NET 1.1
>> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows

> Server

>> > 2003 as well)
>> >
>> > Thank you all in advance.
>> >
>> > Max
>> >

>

[Yatendra Khandelwal]

I think Navajo is right... the problem lies in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' of
Page_Load().
...... whenever any control does a postback it goes through the
Page_Load() again. So the code that we donot want to run on every postback we
give in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack) {...}'. The code inside this loop only executes
when the page is loaded for the first time or an equivalent situation when we
refresh the page. I think thts where your problem lies Max. I think you are
initialising the menu control inside this if loop and somehow somewhere your
menu control loses its value, b4 coming back to page_load() on some postback.
And when it comes there its does not initialise the menu control as this code
is inside the if loop and it goes inside the if loop only when its not a
postback.
If you are initialising menu control in Page_Load() inside the
'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' try doing it outside this loop.
I am not very sure of your problem but if what I think your problem is is
correct then I guess this should work.


"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

> Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need to
> post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
> about?
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> ..Net Developer
> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>
> "Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

> > Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
> > if(!Page.IsPostBack)
> > that is loading the Object. Look there.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin Spencer wrote:

> >> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an

> > object in a

> >> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
> >> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the

> > exception, I can

> >> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may

> > or may

> >> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and

> > why.

> >>
> >> --
> >> HTH,
> >>
> >> Kevin Spencer
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> .Net Developer
> >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
> >>
> >> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
> >> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi There!
> >> >
> >> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
> >> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
> >> >
> >> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference

> > not set

> >> > to an instance of an object.
> >> >
> >> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property

> > (String data

> >> > type) at my Menu user control.
> >> >
> >> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
> >> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in

> > the

> >> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I

> > access

> >> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is

> > totally

> >> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
> >> >
> >> > Plz help!!!
> >> >
> >> > My SYS specs are...
> >> > - ASP.NET 1.1
> >> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows

> > Server

> >> > 2003 as well)
> >> >
> >> > Thank you all in advance.
> >> >
> >> > Max
> >> >

> >

>
>
>

[Yatendra Khandelwal]

but yeah one should be really cautious putting some code outside
'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' as it may have negetive impact on performance.


"Yatendra Khandelwal" wrote:

> I think Navajo is right... the problem lies in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' of
> Page_Load().
> ...... whenever any control does a postback it goes through the
> Page_Load() again. So the code that we donot want to run on every postback we
> give in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack) {...}'. The code inside this loop only executes
> when the page is loaded for the first time or an equivalent situation when we
> refresh the page. I think thts where your problem lies Max. I think you are
> initialising the menu control inside this if loop and somehow somewhere your
> menu control loses its value, b4 coming back to page_load() on some postback.
> And when it comes there its does not initialise the menu control as this code
> is inside the if loop and it goes inside the if loop only when its not a
> postback.
> If you are initialising menu control in Page_Load() inside the
> 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' try doing it outside this loop.
> I am not very sure of your problem but if what I think your problem is is
> correct then I guess this should work.
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>

> > Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need to
> > post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
> > about?
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > ..Net Developer
> > Neither a follower nor a lender be.
> >
> > "Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

> > > Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
> > > if(!Page.IsPostBack)
> > > that is loading the Object. Look there.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Kevin Spencer wrote:
> > >> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an
> > > object in a
> > >> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
> > >> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the
> > > exception, I can
> > >> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
> > > or may
> > >> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and
> > > why.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> HTH,
> > >>
> > >> Kevin Spencer
> > >> Microsoft MVP
> > >> .Net Developer
> > >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
> > >>
> > >> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > >> > Hi There!
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
> > >> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
> > >> >
> > >> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference
> > > not set
> > >> > to an instance of an object.
> > >> >
> > >> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property
> > > (String data
> > >> > type) at my Menu user control.
> > >> >
> > >> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
> > >> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in
> > > the
> > >> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
> > > access
> > >> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is
> > > totally
> > >> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
> > >> >
> > >> > Plz help!!!
> > >> >
> > >> > My SYS specs are...
> > >> > - ASP.NET 1.1
> > >> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows
> > > Server
> > >> > 2003 as well)
> > >> >
> > >> > Thank you all in advance.
> > >> >
> > >> > Max
> > >> >
> > >

> >
> >
> >

[Max]

I did that and the same exception thrown when I refresh the page repadily.

max

"cmay" <cmay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B5327ADF-363F-4442-B904-D1E877D03E0B@microsoft.com...

> Probably not going to help, but I had a similar issue when trying to
> access
> public properties of a web user control (I think thats what it's called...
> an
> ASCX control).
>
> For some reason the control wasn't be instantiated correctly, or posted
> back
> to correctly.
>
> I created a second page exactly in the same manner as the first, copied
> the
> code and it worked. I deleted the first page, renamed the 2nd to the
> right
> name and moved on.
>
> If you make a brand new page w/ nothing but your control on it does it
> fail
> as well?
>
>
> "Max" wrote:
>

>> Hi There!
>>
>> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>> Authentication
>> in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>>
>> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not
>> set
>> to an instance of an object.
>>
>> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String
>> data
>> type) at my Menu user control.
>>
>> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the
>> first
>> place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I access the
>> page
>> for first time but not the second time! This exception is totally
>> unpredictable and unreasonable!
>>
>> Plz help!!!
>>
>> My SYS specs are...
>> - ASP.NET 1.1
>> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server
>> 2003
>> as well)
>>
>> Thank you all in advance.
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>>

[Max]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the reply.

What I have is an ASPX page, with one Header.ascx control which accepts
comma delimited menu items (such as Menu1,Menu2,Menu3). For testing
purposes, I've created a blank ASPX page with only header ASCX control on it
and on Page_Load, I set the menu items "Menu1,Menu2,Menu3".

I refresh the page rapidly. Every two or three refresh, I get the "Object
reference not set to an instance of an object" at the point where I tried to
assign the menu item values. So I commented out that line and I tried to
access MenuBarColor property of the header control. The SAME error
produces!!! So I concluded that my Header control is not instantiated for
some reason when I do rapid refresh.

Is this normal for ASP.NET to produce this error when rapidly refreshed or
what I'm doing wrong?

max

"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
news:erLB6wZ8EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an object in
> a line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the exception, I
> can tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may or
> may not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and
> why.
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>
> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

>> Hi There!
>>
>> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>> Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>>
>> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not
>> set to an instance of an object.
>>
>> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String
>> data type) at my Menu user control.
>>
>> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the
>> first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I access
>> the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is
>> totally unpredictable and unreasonable!
>>
>> Plz help!!!
>>
>> My SYS specs are...
>> - ASP.NET 1.1
>> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server
>> 2003 as well)
>>
>> Thank you all in advance.
>>
>> Max
>>

>
>

[Max]

Hi Yatendra,

My page does not utilize the Page.IsPostBack.

max

"Yatendra Khandelwal" <yatendra.khandelwal@ishisystems.com.(donotspam) >
wrote in message news:148939D8-7857-4F27-9768-01E07CF17C32@microsoft.com...

>I think Navajo is right... the problem lies in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' of
> Page_Load().
> ...... whenever any control does a postback it goes through the
> Page_Load() again. So the code that we donot want to run on every postback
> we
> give in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack) {...}'. The code inside this loop only
> executes
> when the page is loaded for the first time or an equivalent situation when
> we
> refresh the page. I think thts where your problem lies Max. I think you
> are
> initialising the menu control inside this if loop and somehow somewhere
> your
> menu control loses its value, b4 coming back to page_load() on some
> postback.
> And when it comes there its does not initialise the menu control as this
> code
> is inside the if loop and it goes inside the if loop only when its not a
> postback.
> If you are initialising menu control in Page_Load() inside the
> 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' try doing it outside this loop.
> I am not very sure of your problem but if what I think your problem is is
> correct then I guess this should work.
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>

>> Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need
>> to
>> post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
>> about?
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> ..Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

>> > Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
>> > if(!Page.IsPostBack)
>> > that is loading the Object. Look there.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Spencer wrote:
>> >> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an
>> > object in a
>> >> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>> >> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the
>> > exception, I can
>> >> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
>> > or may
>> >> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and
>> > why.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> HTH,
>> >>
>> >> Kevin Spencer
>> >> Microsoft MVP
>> >> .Net Developer
>> >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>> >>
>> >> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hi There!
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>> >> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>> >> >
>> >> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference
>> > not set
>> >> > to an instance of an object.
>> >> >
>> >> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property
>> > (String data
>> >> > type) at my Menu user control.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>> >> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in
>> > the
>> >> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
>> > access
>> >> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is
>> > totally
>> >> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
>> >> >
>> >> > Plz help!!!
>> >> >
>> >> > My SYS specs are...
>> >> > - ASP.NET 1.1
>> >> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows
>> > Server
>> >> > 2003 as well)
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you all in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> > Max
>> >> >
>> >

>>
>>
>>

[Kevin Spencer]

What on earth makes you think that that particular line of code is in every
ASP.Net Page class?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Yatendra Khandelwal" <yatendra.khandelwal@ishisystems.com.(donotspam) >
wrote in message news:148939D8-7857-4F27-9768-01E07CF17C32@microsoft.com...

>I think Navajo is right... the problem lies in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' of
> Page_Load().
> ...... whenever any control does a postback it goes through the
> Page_Load() again. So the code that we donot want to run on every postback
> we
> give in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack) {...}'. The code inside this loop only
> executes
> when the page is loaded for the first time or an equivalent situation when
> we
> refresh the page. I think thts where your problem lies Max. I think you
> are
> initialising the menu control inside this if loop and somehow somewhere
> your
> menu control loses its value, b4 coming back to page_load() on some
> postback.
> And when it comes there its does not initialise the menu control as this
> code
> is inside the if loop and it goes inside the if loop only when its not a
> postback.
> If you are initialising menu control in Page_Load() inside the
> 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' try doing it outside this loop.
> I am not very sure of your problem but if what I think your problem is is
> correct then I guess this should work.
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>

>> Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need
>> to
>> post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
>> about?
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> ..Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...

>> > Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
>> > if(!Page.IsPostBack)
>> > that is loading the Object. Look there.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Spencer wrote:
>> >> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an
>> > object in a
>> >> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>> >> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the
>> > exception, I can
>> >> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
>> > or may
>> >> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and
>> > why.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> HTH,
>> >>
>> >> Kevin Spencer
>> >> Microsoft MVP
>> >> .Net Developer
>> >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>> >>
>> >> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hi There!
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>> >> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>> >> >
>> >> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference
>> > not set
>> >> > to an instance of an object.
>> >> >
>> >> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property
>> > (String data
>> >> > type) at my Menu user control.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>> >> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in
>> > the
>> >> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
>> > access
>> >> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is
>> > totally
>> >> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
>> >> >
>> >> > Plz help!!!
>> >> >
>> >> > My SYS specs are...
>> >> > - ASP.NET 1.1
>> >> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows
>> > Server
>> >> > 2003 as well)
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you all in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> > Max
>> >> >
>> >

>>
>>
>>

[Kevin Spencer]

So, Max, getting back to my question...

Would you please post the offending line of code?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
news:%23fAjhud8EHA.2900@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> Hi Yatendra,
>
> My page does not utilize the Page.IsPostBack.
>
> max
>
> "Yatendra Khandelwal" <yatendra.khandelwal@ishisystems.com.(donotspam) >
> wrote in message
> news:148939D8-7857-4F27-9768-01E07CF17C32@microsoft.com...

>>I think Navajo is right... the problem lies in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' of
>> Page_Load().
>> ...... whenever any control does a postback it goes through the
>> Page_Load() again. So the code that we donot want to run on every
>> postback we
>> give in 'if(!Page.IsPostBack) {...}'. The code inside this loop only
>> executes
>> when the page is loaded for the first time or an equivalent situation
>> when we
>> refresh the page. I think thts where your problem lies Max. I think you
>> are
>> initialising the menu control inside this if loop and somehow somewhere
>> your
>> menu control loses its value, b4 coming back to page_load() on some
>> postback.
>> And when it comes there its does not initialise the menu control as this
>> code
>> is inside the if loop and it goes inside the if loop only when its not a
>> postback.
>> If you are initialising menu control in Page_Load() inside the
>> 'if(!Page.IsPostBack)' try doing it outside this loop.
>> I am not very sure of your problem but if what I think your problem is is
>> correct then I guess this should work.
>>
>>
>> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>>

>>> Are you the same person who asked the original question? If so, you need
>>> to
>>> post the offending line of code. If not, what the heck are you talking
>>> about?
>>>
>>> --
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Kevin Spencer
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> ..Net Developer
>>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>>
>>> "Navajo Boy" <navajonikeboy@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1104765844.492129.251700@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>>> > Inside the Page_Load function on the page i believe there is a
>>> > if(!Page.IsPostBack)
>>> > that is loading the Object. Look there.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Kevin Spencer wrote:
>>> >> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an
>>> > object in a
>>> >> line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>>> >> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the
>>> > exception, I can
>>> >> tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
>>> > or may
>>> >> not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which, and
>>> > why.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> HTH,
>>> >>
>>> >> Kevin Spencer
>>> >> Microsoft MVP
>>> >> .Net Developer
>>> >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>> >>
>>> >> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> >> > Hi There!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>>> >> > Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference
>>> > not set
>>> >> > to an instance of an object.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property
>>> > (String data
>>> >> > type) at my Menu user control.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>>> >> > exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in
>>> > the
>>> >> > first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
>>> > access
>>> >> > the page for first time but not the second time! This exception is
>>> > totally
>>> >> > unpredictable and unreasonable!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Plz help!!!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > My SYS specs are...
>>> >> > - ASP.NET 1.1
>>> >> > - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows
>>> > Server
>>> >> > 2003 as well)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thank you all in advance.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Max
>>> >> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>

>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

It would help if you post the offending line of code. No, it is not normal
for you to get that exception, unless there is a bug in your code.

BTW, tip: Stick to one thread. Don't start new ones. Unlike Hansel and
Gretel, you're posts don't leave bread crumbs!

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
news:ORk0ltd8EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Hi Kevin,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> What I have is an ASPX page, with one Header.ascx control which accepts
> comma delimited menu items (such as Menu1,Menu2,Menu3). For testing
> purposes, I've created a blank ASPX page with only header ASCX control on
> it and on Page_Load, I set the menu items "Menu1,Menu2,Menu3".
>
> I refresh the page rapidly. Every two or three refresh, I get the "Object
> reference not set to an instance of an object" at the point where I tried
> to assign the menu item values. So I commented out that line and I tried
> to access MenuBarColor property of the header control. The SAME error
> produces!!! So I concluded that my Header control is not instantiated for
> some reason when I do rapid refresh.
>
> Is this normal for ASP.NET to produce this error when rapidly refreshed or
> what I'm doing wrong?
>
> max
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
> news:erLB6wZ8EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an object
>> in a line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the exception, I
>> can tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
>> or may not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which,
>> and why.
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> .Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi There!
>>>
>>> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>>> Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>>>
>>> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not
>>> set to an instance of an object.
>>>
>>> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String
>>> data type) at my Menu user control.
>>>
>>> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>>> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the
>>> first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
>>> access the page for first time but not the second time! This exception
>>> is totally unpredictable and unreasonable!
>>>
>>> Plz help!!!
>>>
>>> My SYS specs are...
>>> - ASP.NET 1.1
>>> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server
>>> 2003 as well)
>>>
>>> Thank you all in advance.
>>>
>>> Max
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

[Dimitri Glazkov]

Max,

I am going to join Kevin in his plea to post your offending code. It is
time-consuming, frustrating and sometimes impossible to debug an error from
behind a curtain. From the symptoms, it seems obvious that you are doing
something wrong in the rendering or composition of your control, but unless
we see the code, it is hard to point out where.

:DG<


"Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
news:ORk0ltd8EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Hi Kevin,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> What I have is an ASPX page, with one Header.ascx control which accepts
> comma delimited menu items (such as Menu1,Menu2,Menu3). For testing
> purposes, I've created a blank ASPX page with only header ASCX control on
> it and on Page_Load, I set the menu items "Menu1,Menu2,Menu3".
>
> I refresh the page rapidly. Every two or three refresh, I get the "Object
> reference not set to an instance of an object" at the point where I tried
> to assign the menu item values. So I commented out that line and I tried
> to access MenuBarColor property of the header control. The SAME error
> produces!!! So I concluded that my Header control is not instantiated for
> some reason when I do rapid refresh.
>
> Is this normal for ASP.NET to produce this error when rapidly refreshed or
> what I'm doing wrong?
>
> max
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
> news:erLB6wZ8EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>> The NullReferenceException indicates that you are referencing an object
>> in a line of code, and that the object is null, or Nothing. It is not
>> instantiated. If you post the line of code which throws the exception, I
>> can tell you all of the object references in the line of code which may
>> or may not be null. After that, it will be up to you to determine which,
>> and why.
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> .Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "Max" <zero@maxdot.com.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ox7ss%23U8EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi There!
>>>
>>> I'm having a mysterious error right after I login using Forms
>>> Authentication in my ASP.NET app. Below is the error...
>>>
>>> Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not
>>> set to an instance of an object.
>>>
>>> The exception throws at the code that tries to set a property (String
>>> data type) at my Menu user control.
>>>
>>> When I refresh the page, the page render successfully without any
>>> exceptions! Why?? My conclusion is that there are no exceptions in the
>>> first place. I can't think why ASP.NET throws the exception when I
>>> access the page for first time but not the second time! This exception
>>> is totally unpredictable and unreasonable!
>>>
>>> Plz help!!!
>>>
>>> My SYS specs are...
>>> - ASP.NET 1.1
>>> - Windows XP (This error also occurs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server
>>> 2003 as well)
>>>
>>> Thank you all in advance.
>>>
>>> Max
>>>

>>
>>

>
>