>>What's wrong with this?
>>
>>

>>public partial class crlRoles : System.Web.UI.UserControl
>>{
>>    private DataSet dsRoles = null;
>>    private DataAccess DataLayer = null;
>>
>>    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>    {
>>        if (!IsPostBack)
>>        {
>>            dsRoles = new DataSet();
>>            DataLayer = new DataAccess();
>>            DataLayer.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnString"].ConnectionString;
>>
>>            _LoadList();
>>        }
>>    }
>>
>>    private void _LoadList()
>>    {
>>
>>        dsRoles = DataLayer.ExecuteQuery("as_GetRole", CommandType.StoredProcedure);
>>
>>        lstRoles.DataSource = dsRoles.Tables[0];
>>        lstRoles.DataMember = "RoleName";
>>    }
>>}
>>

>>
>>I have tried moving the instantiations into _LoadList, and it still fails.
>
>That wouldn't be the problem anyway.
>
> DataLayer is an object. dsRoles is null. When I run the
>>ExecuteQuery line it errors.
>
>So what's the error ?

"Object reference not set to instance of an object"