System.NullReferenceException on create an Instance of CodeTemplate

Hi,

 I'm having the same problem as I'm trying to render a template from a template, but I cannot create an instance.

Also, I cannot see child template properties in the property grid of the master template: those properties are defined in the code-behind class of the child template.

Has anyone a solution about that?

Hello,

I have filed this as a critical bug, I will update this thread when a solution is available.

Thank you,
Blake Niemyjski

Is there any progress? We're converting our CodeSmith cst files from v2 to v5. For the most part it works but a key file has this error:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at CodeSmith.Engine.CodeTemplate..ctor()
   at _CodeSmith.GenerateCode_cst.GetTemplate(String templateType) in c:\CodeGenOrig\CodeGen\GenerateCode.cst:line 65
   at _CodeSmith.GenerateCode_cst.Go() in c:\CodeGenOrig\CodeGen\GenerateCode.cst:line 191
   at _CodeSmith.GenerateCode_cst.__RenderMethod1(TextWriter writer, Control control) in c:\CodeGenOrig\CodeGen\GenerateCode.cst:line 291
   at CodeSmith.Engine.DelegateControl.Render(TextWriter writer)
   at CodeSmith.Engine.Control.RenderChildren(TextWriter writer)
   at CodeSmith.Engine.Control.Render(TextWriter writer)
   at CodeSmith.Engine.CodeTemplate.Render(TextWriter writer)
   at CodeSmith.Engine.CodeTemplate.RenderToString()
   at CodeSmith.Gui.CodeTemplateGenerator.f(Object A_0, EventArgs A_1)

Line 65 is:
CodeTemplate currentTemplate = new CodeTemplate();

What we want to do is create an empty template then assign a particular template to that variable in a switch statement.
(example) currentTemplate = this.CompileTemplate(this.CodeTemplateInfo.DirectoryName + "_DataAccessLayer.cst");

Hello,

You can't inheirit from CodeTemplate. To do what your doing requires that you create a new template. Please check into Master and Sub templates.

Thanks
-Blake Niemyjski