Index: C:/Documents and Settings/gec/workspace/trunks-users/xwiki/core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/xmlrpc/Page.java
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--- C:/Documents and Settings/gec/workspace/trunks-users/xwiki/core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/xmlrpc/Page.java	(revision 1953)
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/gec/workspace/trunks-users/xwiki/core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/xmlrpc/Page.java	(working copy)
@@ -63,13 +63,27 @@
 
     public Page(Hashtable pageht) {
         super(pageht);
-        this.setVersion(((Integer)pageht.get("version")).intValue());
+        /*
+         * Check if we want to update or to create a new page. If
+         * the superclass has set an id not null, we are updateing.
+         * 
+         * For adding, the Page given as an argument should have space, 
+         * title and content fields at a minimum.
+         * 
+         * So if we want to create a new page, calls like
+         * ((Integer)pageht.get("version")).intValue()
+         * will result in a NullPointerException, becaue
+         * pageht.get("version") will return null.
+         */
+        if (getId() != null) {
+            this.setVersion(((Integer)pageht.get("version")).intValue());
+            this.setCreated((Date)pageht.get("created"));
+            this.setCreator((String)pageht.get("creator"));
+            this.setModified((Date)pageht.get("modified"));
+            this.setModifier((String)pageht.get("modifier"));
+            this.setHomepage(((Boolean)pageht.get("homepage")).booleanValue());
+        }
         this.setContent((String)pageht.get("content"));
-        this.setCreated((Date)pageht.get("created"));
-        this.setCreator((String)pageht.get("creator"));
-        this.setModified((Date)pageht.get("modified"));
-        this.setModifier((String)pageht.get("modifier"));
-        this.setHomepage(((Boolean)pageht.get("homepage")).booleanValue());
     }
 
     public Hashtable getHashtable() {