Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/zipfile/ZipFileUtil.java
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diff -u -r70aab47cedf78d1e44e6e755b36fb095911bed52 -r298d075b933d9304102c935364c63d69a9e2739f
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/zipfile/ZipFileUtil.java	(.../ZipFileUtil.java)	(revision 70aab47cedf78d1e44e6e755b36fb095911bed52)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/zipfile/ZipFileUtil.java	(.../ZipFileUtil.java)	(revision 298d075b933d9304102c935364c63d69a9e2739f)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 		}
 		catch (IOException e1)
 		{
-			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: ", e1);
+			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: "+e1.getMessage(), e1);
 		}
         
     	return fileNameOfZipToCreate;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
             }
             catch(FileUtilException e)
             {
-                throw new ZipFileUtilException("The temporary directory to place the zip file could be not created: ", e);
+                throw new ZipFileUtilException("The temporary directory to place the zip file could be not created: "+e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
         
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 		}
 		catch (IOException e1)
 		{
-			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: ", e1);
+			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: "+e1.getMessage(), e1);
 		}
       
     	return fileNameOfZipToCreate;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 		}
 		catch(IOException e)
 		{
-			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: ", e);
+			throw new ZipFileUtilException("An error has occurred while trying to zip the files. Error message is: "+e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
     }