File Cannot be Null

I can't seem to find anything that could be causing this:

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org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidPluginException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Fi
le cannot be null
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.j
ava:182)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugin(SimplePluginManager.
java:305)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager
.java:230)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.ja
va:239)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.reload(CraftServer.java:60
3)
at org.bukkit.Bukkit.reload(Bukkit.java:275)
at org.bukkit.command.defaults.ReloadCommand.execute(ReloadCommand.java:
23)
at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:18
9)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServe
r.java:523)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_6_R2.CraftServer.dispatchServerCommand(Craf
tServer.java:512)
at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServer.ar(DedicatedServer.java:
262)
at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.DedicatedServer.t(DedicatedServer.java:2
27)
at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.s(MinecraftServer.java:4
86)
at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java
:419)
at net.minecraft.server.v1_6_R2.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:5
82)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: File cannot be null
at org.apache.commons.lang.Validate.notNull(Validate.java:203)
at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(Yam
lConfiguration.java:170)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.reloadConfig(JavaPlugin.java:117)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.getConfig(JavaPlugin.java:111)
at me.tangochicken.tipsy.Main.<init>(Main.java:72)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Sou
rce)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.j
ava:178)
... 14 more

Line 72 is:
String Name = this.getConfig().getString("Name");

Thanks for any help!

 

Does the file exist?

 

The config.yml does, yes. I checked the exported jar with winrar for it. All okay there...

 

Exported jar? What is the path of your config file under your plugins folder?

 

I meant in the plugins folder.

 

Ah, that was me being a bit dumb there, the folder for the plugin hasn't event generated. I'll have another look at the code. If anything, this thread has let me realise what could be the problem, which is what this forum is here for. Thanks!

 

dont call the getconfig before the onenable is called

 

I just went over my code and cannot work out why it is not generating. The folder for and the config.yml itself are not generating on plugin load. My onEnable is

Code:java

getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
getConfig().options().copyDefaults(getConfig().contains("Name:"));
saveConfig();