Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/ConfigAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/ConfigAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/ConfigAction.java	15 Oct 2007 07:08:13 -0000	1.3
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/web/ConfigAction.java	22 Oct 2007 04:10:39 -0000	1.4
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
 					return mapping.findForward("config");
 				}
 			}
-			if (item.getFormat().equals(ConfigurationItem.LONG_FORMAT)) {
+			String format = item.getFormat();
+			if (format!=null && format.equals(ConfigurationItem.LONG_FORMAT)) {
 				try {
 					Long.parseLong(values[i]);
 				} catch (NumberFormatException e) {