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Build: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 20140403-9b4f328ea89f) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 25.0-b70, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.8.0-b132 OS: Mac OS X User Comments: jungi: trying to connect to oracledb Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.action.ConnectAction$ConnectionDialogDisplayer.supportsConnectWithoutUsername(ConnectAction.java:393) at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.action.ConnectAction$ConnectionDialogDisplayer.showDialog(ConnectAction.java:190) at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.action.ConnectAction$ConnectionDialogDisplayer.showDialog(ConnectAction.java:173) at org.netbeans.modules.db.explorer.action.ConnectAction.performAction(ConnectAction.java:125) at org.openide.util.actions.NodeAction$DelegateAction$1.run(NodeAction.java:586) at org.openide.util.actions.ActionInvoker$1.run(ActionInvoker.java:95)
Created attachment 146561 [details] stacktrace
Please provide steps to reproduce and specify what JDBC driver did you use.
-register connection to oracle db in the IDE using Oracle thin driver/ojdbc6 -test the connection (connect to the DB, execute some select,...) => works fine -restart IDE -double-click on the connection in the services tab to reconnect to the DB => NPE
Same backtrace. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 244350 ***