WDSC 5.1 Debug error

All,

Yesterday I was working on a java application and started debug.  I
thought I had ended debug before making some changes.  But, when I tried
to save the changes I received an error stating something to the effect
the background update could not be done.

It was late so I closed WDSC without any problems.  Now WDSC won't start
again.  I've rebooted my box and still no luck.  I keep getting the
message 

        Problems during startup.  Check the ".log" file in the 
        ".metadata" directory of your workspace.

.log starts with the the following and just gets worse.

        !MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from 
                 plug-in: "org.eclipse.ui.workbench".
        !STACK 0
        java.lang.NullPointerException
                at java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java)
                at java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java:68)
                at
java.lang.NullPointerException.<init>(NullPointerException.java:63)
                at
com.ibm.etools.systems.core.ui.propertypages.RemoteSystemsPreferencePage
.
        
initSystemTypeDefaults(RemoteSystemsPreferencePage.java:603)

I've searched the archives bu didn't see anything similar.  Anyone have
any ideas on what's going on?  I only want to reinstall WDSC as a last
resort.

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces+gary.monnier=powertech.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wdsci-l-bounces+gary.monnier=powertech.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:09 PM
To: 'Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries'
Subject: [WDSCI-L] RE: Anyone not using WDSC for RPG development


> My personal opinion of WDSC is that it obviously does lots of nice 
> things but it suffers from the same problem that WebSphere Application

> Server has -- lots of thought given to bells and whistles, very little

> thought given to usability.
> This is contrary to one of the key philosophies of OS/400 which is to 
> hide complexity as much as possible.

I tend to agree with you.

Once upon a time I asked Roger Pence what he thought the real underlying
problem was with Client Access.  His answer in one word:
"overengineered".
IBM seems to be good at that.

That being said, I use WDSC for RPG development and would kick and
scream a
holy fit if it was taken away.  At the same time I will probably _never_
use
80% plus of what's in WDSC.  Heck I probably don't even know what 80% of
what's in it _is_ let alone use it.  I bought Joe Pluta's WDSC book.
It's
over 500 pages and doesn't talk about editing until page 377.

--
Jeff Crosby
Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 13369
Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
260-422-7531

The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of my
company.  Unless I say so.