NullPointerException in PropertyUtils .getSimpleProperty()

Hi,
What I am trying to do is so simple, but for the life of me I cannot see what I am doing wrong. Could someone please help?!
I have a simple form with 2 inputs which I have specified in struts-config as a DynaActionForm like this:
<CODE>
<form-bean name="agentForm" type="org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm">
<form-property name="col" type="java.lang.String" initial=""/>
<form-property name="agent" type="java.lang.String" initial=""/>
</form-bean>
</CODE>
My form is equally simple ..
<CODE>
<html:form name="agentForm" type="org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm" action="/ops/selectAgent.do">
<html:hidden property="col"/>
<html:select name="agentForm" property="agent">
<html

ptions collection="agents" property="key" labelProperty="value"/>
</html:select>
<html:submit value="submit">Choose Agent</html:submit>
</html:form>
</CODE>
This is the full stack trace ..
<CODE>
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(PropertyUtils.java:1162)
at org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils.getNestedProperty(PropertyUtils.java:772)
at org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils.getProperty(PropertyUtils.java:801)
at org.apache.struts.util.RequestUtils.lookup(RequestUtils.java:952)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.BaseFieldTag.doStartTag(BaseFieldTag.java:176)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.HiddenTag.doStartTag(HiddenTag.java:123)
at org.apache.jsp.select_0002dagent_jsp._jspx_meth_html_hidden_0(select_0002dagent_jsp.java:142)
at org.apache.jsp.select_0002dagent_jsp._jspx_meth_html_form_0(select_0002dagent_jsp.java:114)
at org.apache.jsp.select_0002dagent_jsp._jspService(select_0002dagent_jsp.java:83)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:137)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:210)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:295)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:684)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:356)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.doForward(RequestProcessor.java:1069)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(RequestProcessor.java:455)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:279)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1482)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:507)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2416)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Processor.process(Ajp13Processor.java:466)
at org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Processor.run(Ajp13Processor.java:585)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
</CODE>
TIA,
Neil

Hi Neil,
Try removing the name and type on the html:form.
It is figured out automatically by Struts.
Also check if the action mapping for /ops/selectAgent has the right ActionForm associated with it.

Thanks for the tip Srikanth - I won't specify them in future. I had tried specifying a value proir to your reply, which didn't seem to have any effect.
When I took those properties out, it worked, but also now works if I put them back. Only if I remove the value property from the hidden tag does it stop working again.
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