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Hi Jacob- > Institution: Educational Home > Package Version: 2.0RC3 > Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1; > Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; > java.version:1.5.0_06; java.home:C:\\IDV_2.0RC3\\jre; j3d.version:1.4.0 fcs > (build11); j3d.vendor:Sun Microsystems, Inc.; j3d.renderer:OpenGL; > Inquiry: When I try to open a four-panel RUC Model Bundle I created, > I get the following error message after the IDV loads almost > half of the bundle: I saw your subsequent message about this, but I've also put in a fix to the IDV to prevent this in the future. Thanks for alerting us to this problem. Don Murray > An error has occurred: > setSkipFactor > java.lang.NullPointerException > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.NullPointerException > at java.util.Arrays.binarySearch(Unknown Source) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.loadDataAtLevel(PlanViewControl.java:756) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.loadDataAtLevel(PlanViewControl.java:726) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.FlowPlanViewControl.setSkipValue(FlowPlanViewControl.java:321) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.FlowPlanViewControl.initDone(FlowPlanViewControl.java:158) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:969) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(DisplayControlImpl.java:1073) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.instantiateFromBundle(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2477) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2159) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$9.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2089) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:924) > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WJX-610701 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open