Re: IDL 7 boot error

markb77@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes:

> I'm getting multiple errors every time I boot IDL.  A window pops up
> telling me that "Multiple errors have occured" and it shows three
> errors, all the same:
> 
> An error has occurred. See error log for more details.
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> 
> I'm running Windows XP.  I wasn't getting this error previously - I
> think it has something to do with my recent installation of Microsoft
> Visual Studio 2005 or the Intel C compiler..
> 
> I've tried the "Repair Installation" option for IDL under Add and
> Remove programs.. nothing changed.  I'm thinking of removing IDL
> entirely, along with those compilers and reinstalling everything.  If
> anyone has an idea though...

Here is the story of what I did to get rid of these errors:

   http://www.dfanning.com/workbench/nullptrerr.html

Your mileage may vary.

Cheers,

David
-- 
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Se****e ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")