Objective reference not set to instance of an object - error is coming when calling profile subsystem i.e CommerceContext.Current.ProfileSystem

Question

Hi All,

I am creating a Profile Independently from a Commerce Server Site using ASP.NET web application. When i am trying to execute below code I am getting "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error at the below code area.

 ProfileContext ctxt = CommerceContext.Current.ProfileSystem;

Should I add any configuration settings code in Web.Config of ASP.NET webapplication? Please help me.

Please find my code snippet .

 //  Declare and set variables.
        String newGuid = "{" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + "}";
        String password = "password";
        String eMail = "[e-mail]";
        String passwordQuestion = "My Question";
        String passwordAnswer = "My Answer";
        String accountStatus = "1"; //active

        try
        {
            // Get the Profiles runtime object.
            ProfileContext ctxt = CommerceContext.Current.ProfileSystem;

            // Create a new profile object.
            Profile prof = ctxt.CreateProfile(newGuid, "UserObject");

            // Set the profile properties.
            prof.Properties["GeneralInfo.user_security_password"].Value = password;
            prof.Properties["GeneralInfo.email_address"].Value = eMail;
            prof.Properties["GeneralInfo.password_question"].Value = passwordQuestion;
            prof.Properties["GeneralInfo.password_answer"].Value = passwordAnswer;
            prof.Properties["AccountInfo.account_status"].Value = accountStatus;

            // Update the profile with the property values.
            prof.Update();

            // Write a message to the console when the profile is successfully created.
            Console.WriteLine("Successfully created profile");

 

Thanks in advance !!

Answer 1

Yes, you have to set a couple of configuration in your web.config file. If you give us a copy of it we can help you on the missed one.

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Answer 2

either siteAgent or serviceAgent can be used

have a look at

http://blogs.msdn.com/akfaulkner/default.aspx?p=2

http://commserver07.blogspot.com/2007/01/pulling-out-catalog-context.html