error message-retrieve data from database

I tried to retrieve data from oracle database. I got the following error message. I did compile the files without error. but when I run index.jsp I got the following error message. is it related with taglib Directives ?

HTTP Status 500 -

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfillingthis request.

exception

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Exception in JSP: /index.jsp:8

5: <% AccessDB accessDB=new AccessDB(); %>

6:

7: <%-- create an instance of List, then retrieve SubjectNames --%>

8: <% List subjNames=accessDB.getSubjectName(); %>

9:

10: <%-- make list accessible to page --%>

11: <% request.setAttribute("subjNames", subjNames); %>

Stacktrace:

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:504)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:393)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.netbeans.modules.web.monitor.server.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:368)

root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException

org.AccessDB.getSubjectName(AccessDB.java:68)

org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:62)

org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.netbeans.modules.web.monitor.server.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:368)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.5.17 logs.

Apache Tomcat/5.5.17

[2279 byte] By [jin412a] at [2007-11-27 6:29:11]
# 1
Hi,Try to print the value in List...n comment the request.setAttribute...n then run the program....check wot value is printed in List....This error may b because the List doesnt have anyvalue into it.....
hetal_giria at 2007-7-12 17:53:07 > top of Java-index,Database Connectivity,Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)...
# 2
thanks for your reply. I already fix it. it is related with configuration in server.
jin412a at 2007-7-12 17:53:07 > top of Java-index,Database Connectivity,Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)...