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This issue was reported manually by Chiana. It already has 9 duplicates Build: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201010270000) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, 17.1-b03, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.6.0_22-b04 OS: Windows XP User Comments: Chiana: Well had to try again, also note that i've made a complete reinstall since the first time I tried this, including removing the userdir and using different machines and settings, but problem persists... Chiana: Trying to add msSql driver back, it was prevously there but for some strange reason it has disappeared... Chiana: Just to be sure I tried this on a newly installed machine with newly installed JDK and a newly installed NB, same result krischik: Super. First the driver was deleted - which I did not want!. Now I can't add him again. romilsonpc: Driver MSSQL SERVER krischik: add db driver Chiana: Tried adding a new databasedriver. Chiana: Was trying to add a new database driver (mssql) Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.dlg.AddDriverDialog.showDialog(AddDriverDialog.java:743) at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.dlg.AddDriverDialog.showDialog(AddDriverDialog.java:767) at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.action.AddDriverAction.performAction(AddDriverAction.java:62) at org.openide.util.actions.NodeAction$DelegateAction$1.run(NodeAction.java:586) at org.openide.util.actions.ActionInvoker$1.run(ActionInvoker.java:95) at org.openide.util.actions.ActionInvoker.doPerformAction(ActionInvoker.java:116)
Created attachment 102689 [details] stacktrace
*** Bug 191421 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 191460 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Thanks for your report, fixed in core-main/rev/9af6948e8da0
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201011020000* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/9af6948e8da0 User: Jiri Rechtacek <jrechtacek@netbeans.org> Log: #191420: NPE at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.dlg.AddDriverDialog.showDialog