Tested OS/Browser:
                        win 2000 pro(sp4)/IE6
                        XP-Home(sp2)/IE6
                        win 2003 SE/IE6
                        
                                     

Tested build: jre 1.6.0- build 43

Problem:
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The interactive Java Chart applet from marketwatch site throws NPE and doesn't display the stock chart properly. It works OK with MS VM.

Steps to reproduce:
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1) Install jre1.6.0-build 43 into the test system.
2) Let's look at Sun stock chart by browsing
   http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/schwab-com/javacharting.asp?symb=SUNW
3) You should see the stock chart for Sun.
Now, try to select 'Monthly' under 'Frequency' drop-down menu from the Control Panel on the left.

NPE throws and the monthly chart can not be displayed properly.
Note: And as soon as the applet throws NPE, some other charts with different time frame/frequency selection may also throw NPE.


Here's the NPE from the Java console
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Java Plug-in 1.6.0
Using JRE version 1.6.0-ea Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator


----------------------------------------------------
c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------


java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Calendar.setTime(Unknown Source)
at JAVACharter.a.d.a(Unknown Source)
at JAVACharter.a.g.a(Unknown Source)
at JAVACharter.a.f.g(Unknown Source)
at JAVACharter.Charter.a(Unknown Source)
at JAVACharter.Charter.SetFrequency(Unknown Source)
at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
Method)
at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.javascript.JSInvoke.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at
sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.javascript.JSClassLoader.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at sun.plugin.com.MethodDispatcher.invoke(Unknown
Source)
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown
Source)
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native
Method)
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
java.lang.Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown
Source)
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native
Method)
at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)



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