Presently I am fighting with PreparedStatements and cannot see the issue.  I have code which is identical and varies only accord to which stored procedure is being called.  The issue is java thinks I have failed to set the first parameter in the preparedstatement but the code was cut and paste from a working section which I have gone back and re-validated as being functional code.  So I am muddling through this.  I get the error in both the preparedstatements for providing contact information, one w/ providing a media file, and other w/o a media file .  Once I get this issue sorted out the mechanical part of the community page will be functional.

Users will be able to do any combination of the follow:

Provide a tip

Provide a file (a/v or photo)

Provide contact information.

Provide time/date information for the event which they are reporting about

At Dr.Ricanek's request I have made the initial time/date selection boxes be the current actual time.

Also I realized that while the slick Ajax feature for showing/hiding contact information is neat I do actually need to clear out that data if it is initially filled out and then the user decides against providing that information.  So I fixed that.