SQL Developer 1.5 doesn't work with ORACLE 10.2.0.4

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Since I change the version of ORACLE (10.2.0.3 -> 10.2.0.4), my ORACLE SQL Developer does no more work.
When I run it, I have no Connection navigator !
When I try to create a new database connection, nothing happens !

I got this exception when I try to open "SQL worksheet" :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionPanelUI.listConnections(ConnectionPanelUI.java:426)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionPanelUI.resetConnections(ConnectionPanelUI.java:440)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionPanelUI.<init>(ConnectionPanelUI.java:120)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionPanelUI.<init>(ConnectionPanelUI.java:101)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionSelectorUI.<init>(ConnectionSelectorUI.java:36)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionSelectorUI.getConnection(ConnectionSelectorUI.java:59)
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.controls.ConnectionSelectorUI.getConnection(ConnectionSelectorUI.java:42)
at oracle.dbtools.sqlworksheet.sqlview.SqlEditorWizard.invoke(SqlEditorWizard.java:107)
at oracle.ide.wizard.WizardManager.invokeWizard(WizardManager.java:317)
at oracle.dbtools.sqlworksheet.sqlview.SqlEditorController.toolbarAction(SqlEditorController.java:1290)
at oracle.dbtools.sqlworksheet.sqlview.SqlEditorController.handleEvent(SqlEditorController.java:627)
at oracle.ideimpl.controller.IdeActionHook$MetaClassController.handleEvent(IdeActionHook.java:407)
at oracle.ide.controller.IdeAction.performAction(IdeAction.java:524)
at oracle.ide.controller.IdeAction.actionPerformedImpl(IdeAction.java:855)
at oracle.ide.controller.IdeAction.actionPerformed(IdeAction.java:496)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
at oracle.ide.controls.ActionMenuToolButton.mav$fireActionPerformed(ActionMenuToolButton.java:77)
at oracle.ide.controls.ActionMenuToolButton$FilterActionEvents.actionPerformed(ActionMenuToolButton.java:373)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
at javax.swing.JToggleButton$ToggleButtonModel.setPressed(JToggleButton.java:291)
at oracle.ide.controls.ActionMenuToolButton$2.setPressed(ActionMenuToolButton.java:210)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEventMulticaster.java:273)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6041)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3265)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5806)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4413)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4243)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4322)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3986)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2440)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4243)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)

Thank you for your help

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The first two problems you mention (no connection navigator and cannot save new database connections) sounds like a problem with your connections file, which seems to happen from time to time for some people. Have a look at 696996 for some more details about some options to resolve this.

If you go for the "delete connections.xml" it is in C:\Documents and Settings\"your name"\Application Data\SQL Developer\system1.5.1.54.40\o.jdeveloper.db.connection.11.1.1.0.22.49.42 for SQL Developer 1.5.1 on Win XP.

I would assume the null pointer exception when trying to open a worksheet is because you don't have a "valid" connections.xml file.

theFurryOne