Hi, We would only use the exception class name, but it is better to use the whole exception, including the message. 2006-11-26 Mark Wielaard * RunnerProcess.java (getStackTraceString): Use whole exception message, not just the class name. Committed, Mark diff -u -r1.15 RunnerProcess.java --- RunnerProcess.java 13 Oct 2006 11:45:42 -0000 1.15 +++ RunnerProcess.java 26 Nov 2006 23:09:10 -0000 @@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ private static String getStackTraceString(Throwable ex, String pad) { StackTraceElement[] st = ex.getStackTrace(); - StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(pad + ex.getClass().getName() + "\n"); + StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(pad + ex.toString() + "\n"); for (int i = 0; i < st.length; i++) sb.append(pad + "at " + st[i].toString() + "\n"); sb.setLength(sb.length() - 1);