You solution works. However, the NullPointerException came about because the file spreadsheets/workbench/images/myrtle_logo.png had not been added/committed to svn repository. It's now committed and should solve the issue.
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Michael,
You solution works. However, the NullPointerException came about because the file spreadsheets/workbench/images/myrtle_logo.png had not been added/committed to svn repository. It's now committed and should solve the issue.