Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/GateAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/GateAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/GateAction.java	6 Oct 2005 06:41:35 -0000	1.5
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/GateAction.java	27 Jan 2006 06:56:41 -0000	1.6
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         long lessonId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request,PARAM_LESSON_ID);
 
         Long gateIdLong = (Long)gateForm.get("activityId");
-        long gateId = WebUtil.checkLong("activityId", gateIdLong);
+        long gateId = gateIdLong != null ? gateIdLong.longValue() : -1 ;
         
         this.monitoringService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getMonitoringService(getServlet().getServletContext());
         this.learnerService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getLearnerService(getServlet().getServletContext());
Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/NbLearnerStarterAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/NbLearnerStarterAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/NbLearnerStarterAction.java	17 Nov 2005 23:14:13 -0000	1.14
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/NbLearnerStarterAction.java	27 Jan 2006 06:57:21 -0000	1.15
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@
         ActionMessages message = new ActionMessages();
         INoticeboardService nbService = NoticeboardServiceProxy.getNbService(getServlet().getServletContext());
         
-        Long toolSessionId = new Long(WebUtil.checkLong(NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_SESSION_ID, 
-    			request.getParameter(NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_SESSION_ID)));
+        Long toolSessionId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, NoticeboardConstants.TOOL_SESSION_ID,false);
 
         nbContent = nbService.retrieveNoticeboardBySessionID(toolSessionId);