So I have this issue I am working with. It invloved using classes to do my database dirty work. Here is the code causing the error Dim famID As Integer = db.InsertFamilyMember(New FamilyMemberDetails(0, "Test", "Test", [email protected])) This calls this function Public Function InsertFamilyMember(ByVal fam As FamilyMemberDetails) As Integer Dim con As New SqlConnection(connectionString) Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("InsertFamilyMember", con) cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@FirstName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 10)) cmd.Parameters("@FirstName").Value = fam.FirstName cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@LastName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 20)) cmd.Parameters("@LastName").Value = fam.LastName cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Email", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 200)) cmd.Parameters("@Email").Value = fam.Email cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@FamilyID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier, 4)) cmd.Parameters("@FamilyID").Direction = ParameterDirection.Output Try con.Open() cmd.ExecuteNonQuery() Return CInt(cmd.Parameters("@FamilyID").Value) Catch err As SqlException Throw New ApplicationException("Data Error") Finally con.Close() End Try End Function Also this is where I set the family details Public Sub New(ByVal nFamilyID As Integer, ByVal strFirstName As String, ByVal strLastName As String, ByVal strEmail As String) Me.FamilyID = nFamilyID Me.FirstName = strFirstName Me.LastName = strLastName Me.Email = strEmail End Sub The rest of the properties are in the class just don't feel like posting it all. This is the error we return. Server Error in '/' Application. Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Source Error: Code: Line 10: Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load Line 11: Line 12: Dim famID As Integer = db.InsertFamilyMember(New FamilyMemberDetails(0, "Test", "Test", "[email protected]")) Line 13: Line 14: WriteFamilyMemberList() Source File: E:\web\blueskies9c\htdocs\Default.aspx.vb Line: 12 Stack Trace: Code: [NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] _Default.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in E:\web\blueskies9c\htdocs\Default.aspx.vb:12 System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1061 Version Information:Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42 I have researched this error message with no success. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.<!-- [NullReferenceException]: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at _Default.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in http://server/Default.aspx.vb:line 12 at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) [HttpUnhandledException]: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) at ASP.default_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) --><!-- This error page might contain sensitive information because ASP.NET is configured to show verbose error messages using <customErrors mode="Off"/>. Consider using <customErrors mode="On"/> or <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"/> in production environments.-->