I'm trying to run the following code from applet and get the exception below. I'm using ojdbc14.jar drivers and Oracle 9.2. The funny thing is that this code works from a simple program, but doesn't from applet (classpaths are ok), even with Oracle 8. Previously I used classes12.zip and it worked with Oracle 8, but not with 9. I have
permission java.net.SocketPermission "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1024-", "connect";
in java.policy. Java plugin version is 1.4.2. Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?

			try{
			

			DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver());
			

			DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1521:xxx","xx","xx");
			

			} catch (Exception e) {
			

			e.printStackTrace(System.out);
			

			}
			

			

			java.lang.NullPointerException
			

			at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.O3log.marshal(O3log.java:612)
			

			at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.TTC7Protocol.logon(TTC7Protocol.java:257)
			

			at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleConnection.
			(OracleConnection.java:400)
			

			at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.getConnectionInstance(OracleDriver.java:450)
			

			at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:322)
			

			at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
			

			at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
			

			at app.init(app.java:10)
			

			at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
			

			at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)