TypeError: Error #1009
I am getting the following error, but if I dismiss and go on, my site works fine. Also, I am using almost identical code as what I am about to post in a separate section of the page for a different data grid, and that is not getting an error:
Error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at ExceptionReporting/getDataExtResult()[\\Vm-cf8dev\webdev\persistent\intra.dev\ssl03-exceptionmanagement\ExceptionReporting\src\ExceptionReporting.mxml:145]
at ExceptionReporting/___ExceptionReporting_Operation5_result()[\\Vm-cf8dev\webdev\persistent\intra.dev\ssl03-exceptionmanagement\ExceptionReporting\src\ExceptionReporting.mxml:332]
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.rpc::AbstractOperation/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::dispatchRpcEvent()
at mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::resultHandler()
at mx.rpc::Responder/result()
at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/acknowledge()
at NetConnectionMessageResponder/resultHandler()
at mx.messaging::MessageResponder/result()
When I run in debug mode, i see the screen as it is in the attached image. 
Here is the code for what I am doing ( cut out some of the stuff that is working fine to clean up what you are looking at):
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
import mx.collections.ArrayList;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.events.ListEvent;
import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;
import mx.resources.ResourceBundle;
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
private function StartProcess():void{
ro.getData();
ro.getDataExt();
ro.getStatusList();
ro.getTypeList();
}
private var isNew:Boolean = true;
private var isNewExt:Boolean = true;
public function getDataResult(e:ResultEvent):void{
dg.dataProvider = e.result as ArrayCollection;
makeNew();
}
public function getDataExtResult(e:ResultEvent):void{
dg2.dataProvider = e.result as ArrayCollection;
makeNewExt();
}
private function makeNew():void{
MsgDate.text = "";
MsgHeader.text = "";
MsgText.text="";
datetimetogether.dateField.text="";
datetimetogether.hoursField.text="";
datetimetogether.minutesField.text="00";
datetimetogether.ampmList.selectedItem=0;
datetimetogether2.dateField.text="";
datetimetogether2.hoursField.text="";
datetimetogether2.minutesField.text="00";
datetimetogether2.ampmList.selectedItem=0;
isNew = true;
}
private function makeNewExt():void{
MsgDateext.text = "";
MsgHeaderext.text = "";
rte1.text="";
datetimetogetherext.dateField.text="";
datetimetogetherext.hoursField.text="";
datetimetogetherext.minutesField.text="00";
datetimetogetherext.ampmList.selectedItem=0;
datetimetogether2ext.dateField.text="";
datetimetogether2ext.hoursField.text="";
datetimetogether2ext.minutesField.text="00";
datetimetogether2ext.ampmList.selectedItem=0;
isNewExt = true;
}
private function save():void{
if(isNew){
ro.saveNewData(MsgDate.text, datetimetogether.dateField.text, datetimetogether.hoursField.text, datetimetogether.minutesField.text, datetimetogether.ampmList.selectedItem , datetimetogether2.dateField.text, datetimetogether2.hoursField.text, datetimetogether2.minutesField.text, datetimetogether2.ampmList.selectedItem ,MsgHeader.text,MsgText.text, msgStatusCB.text);
}
else{
ro.saveOldData(datetimetogether.dateField.text, datetimetogether.hoursField.text, datetimetogether.minutesField.text, datetimetogether.ampmList.selectedItem , datetimetogether2.dateField.text, datetimetogether2.hoursField.text, datetimetogether2.minutesField.text, datetimetogether2.ampmList.selectedItem , MsgHeader.text, MsgText.text, msgStatusCB.text, dg.selectedItem.message_id);
}
}
private function saveExt():void{
if(isNewExt){
ro.saveNewDataExt(MsgDateext.text, datetimetogetherext.dateField.text, datetimetogetherext.hoursField.text, datetimetogetherext.minutesField.text, datetimetogetherext.ampmList.selectedItem , datetimetogether2ext.dateField.text, datetimetogether2ext.hoursField.text, datetimetogether2ext.minutesField.text, datetimetogether2ext.ampmList.selectedItem ,MsgHeaderext.text, rte1.htmlText, msgStatusCBext.text, msgTypeCBext.text);
}
else{
ro.saveOldDataExt(datetimetogetherext.dateField.text, datetimetogetherext.hoursField.text, datetimetogetherext.minutesField.text, datetimetogetherext.ampmList.selectedItem , datetimetogether2ext.dateField.text, datetimetogether2ext.hoursField.text, datetimetogether2ext.minutesField.text, datetimetogether2ext.ampmList.selectedItem , MsgHeaderext.text, rte1.htmlText, msgStatusCBext.text, msgTypeCBext.text, dg2.selectedItem.message_id);
}
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<fx:Declarations>
<mx:RemoteObject id="ro" destination="ColdFusion" showBusyCursor="true" source="ExceptionReporting.ExceptionMsgMgmt">
<mx:method name="getData" result="getDataResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="saveNewData" result="getDataResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="saveOldData" result="getDataResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="deleteData" result="getDataResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="getDataExt" result="getDataExtResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="saveNewDataExt" result="getDataExtResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="saveOldDataExt" result="getDataExtResult(event)" />
<mx:method name="deleteDataExt" result="getDataExtResult(event)" />
</mx:RemoteObject>
<s:CallResponder id="GetStatusListResult"/>
<s:CallResponder id="GetTypeListResult"/>
<exceptionmsgmgmt:ExceptionMsgMgmt id="exceptionMsgMgmt" fault="Alert.show(event.fault.faultString + '\n' + event.fault.faultDetail)" showBusyCursor="true"/>
<mx:DateFormatter id="dateFormatter"
formatString="{resourceManager.getString('FormattingValues', 'DATE_FORMAT')}"/>
<mx:DateFormatter id="timeFormatter"
formatString="L:NN A"/>
<!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here -->
</fx:Declarations>
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout gap="0" paddingLeft="20" paddingRight="20" paddingTop="20" paddingBottom="20" />
</s:layout>
<s:VGroup width="1160" height="100%" gap="0">
<s:HGroup width="100%" gap="0">
<mx:Image source="images/HeaderLogo.jpg" left="0" right="0" />
<mx:Image source="images/Headerlarge.jpg" left="0" right="0"/>
<mx:Image source="images/HeaderGraphic.jpg" left="0" right="0"/>
</s:HGroup>
<s:Panel width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:TabNavigator id="tn" width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:VBox label="Manage INTERNAL Communications/Outages" height="100%">
<s:HGroup width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:HBox width="5"></mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:DataGrid width="100%" height="50%" borderStyle="none" id="dg" change="isNew = false">
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Message Date" dataField="message_dt" labelFunction="DateFormatter" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Begin Date" dataField="begin_dt" labelFunction="BeginDateFormatter" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Begin Time" dataField="begin_dt" labelFunction="BeginTimeFormatter" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="end Date" dataField="end_dt" labelFunction="EndDateFormatter"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="end Time" dataField="end_dt" labelFunction="EndTimeFormatter" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="70" headerText="ID" dataField="message_id"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Message Header" dataField="message_header"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Message Text" dataField="message_text" wordWrap="true"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Message Status" dataField="status_description"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
<mx:Panel width="100%" height="100%" layout="absolute" label="Modifications Panel">
<mx:Form top="0" bottom="0" right="0" left="0">
<!--<mx:FormItem label="Message Date">
<mx:TextInput id="MsgDate" text="{dg.selectedItem.message_dt}"/>
</mx:FormItem>-->
<mx:FormItem label="Message Date">
<mx:DateField id="MsgDate" text="{dg.selectedItem.message_dt}" selectedDate="{dg.selectedItem.message_dt}" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Downtime Begin Date and Time">
<local:DateTimeField id="datetimetogether" enableSeconds="false"
y="205"
selectedDate="{dg.selectedItem.begin_dt}"
xmlns:local="*" left="2" bottom="2" top="2" right="2" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Downtime End Date and Time">
<local:DateTimeField id="datetimetogether2" enableSeconds="false"
y="205"
selectedDate="{dg.selectedItem.end_dt}"
xmlns:local="*" left="2" bottom="2" top="2" right="2" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Header">
<mx:TextInput id="MsgHeader" width="700" height="25" text="{dg.selectedItem.message_header}"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Text">
<mx:TextInput id="MsgText" text="{dg.selectedItem.message_text}" width="700" height="100"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Status">
<mx:ComboBox id="msgStatusCB" creationComplete="msgStatusCB_creationCompleteHandler(event)" dataProvider="{GetStatusListResult.lastResult}" labelField="label" selectedIndex="{findIndex(GetStatusListResult.lastResult, dg.selectedItem.status_description)}"/><!--change="msgStatusCB_changeHandler(event)"-->
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
</mx:Panel>
<mx:HBox>
<mx:Button label="New" click="makeNew()"/>
<mx:Button label="Save" click="save()" />
<mx:Button label="Delete" click="deleteData()" />
</mx:HBox>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:HBox>
</s:HGroup>
</mx:VBox>
<mx:VBox label="Manage EXTERNAL Communications/Outages" height="100%">
<mx:DataGrid width="100%" height="20%" borderStyle="none" id="dg2" change="isNewExt = false" creationComplete="dg2_creationCompleteHandler(event)">
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Message Date" dataField="message_date" labelFunction="DateFormatterExt" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Begin Date" dataField="begin_date" labelFunction="BeginDateFormatterExt" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Begin Time" dataField="begin_date" labelFunction="BeginTimeFormatterExt" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="end Date" dataField="end_date" labelFunction="EndDateFormatterExt"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="end Time" dataField="end_date" labelFunction="EndTimeFormatterExt" />
<mx:DataGridColumn width="70" headerText="ID" dataField="message_id"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Message Header" dataField="message_header"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Message Status" dataField="status_description"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn width="100" headerText="Message Status" dataField="downtime_description"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
<mx:Panel width="100%" layout="absolute" title="Message Information" label="External Modifications Panel">
<mx:Form top="0" bottom="0" right="0" left="0" label="Message Information">
<mx:FormItem label="Message Date">
<mx:DateField id="MsgDateext" text="{dg2.selectedItem.message_date}" selectedDate="{dg2.selectedItem.message_date}" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Begin Date and Time">
<local:DateTimeField id="datetimetogetherext" enableSeconds="false"
y="205"
selectedDate="{dg2.selectedItem.begin_date}"
xmlns:local="*" left="2" bottom="2" top="2" right="2" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message End Date and Time">
<local:DateTimeField id="datetimetogether2ext" enableSeconds="false"
y="205"
selectedDate="{dg2.selectedItem.end_date}"
xmlns:local="*" left="2" bottom="2" top="2" right="2" />
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Header">
<mx:TextInput id="MsgHeaderext" width="700" height="25" text="{dg2.selectedItem.message_header}"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Status">
<mx:ComboBox id="msgStatusCBext" creationComplete="msgStatusCB_creationCompleteHandler(event)" dataProvider="{GetStatusListResult.lastResult}" labelField="label" selectedIndex="{findExtIndex(GetStatusListResult.lastResult, dg2.selectedItem.status_description)}"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Message Type">
<mx:ComboBox id="msgTypeCBext" creationComplete="msgTypeCB_creationCompleteHandler(event)" dataProvider="{GetTypeListResult.lastResult}" labelField="label" selectedIndex="{findTypeIndex(GetTypeListResult.lastResult, dg2.selectedItem.downtime_description)}"/>
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
</mx:Panel>
<controls:ACJEditor id="rte1"
width="100%"
height="45%"
title="Message Content"
htmlText="{dg2.selectedItem.message_content}"
/>
<mx:HBox>
<mx:Button label="New" click="makeNewExt()"/>
<mx:Button label="Save" click="saveExt()" />
<mx:Button label="Delete" click="deleteDataExt()" />
</mx:HBox>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:TabNavigator>
</s:Panel>
</s:VGroup>
</s:Application>
I have looked through the code extensively and cannot see why getData is working and getDataExt seems to have an issue. Again, if I dismiss the error, the site is actually working fine! Thanks in advance for any help you can give me ![]()
