How to resolve Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
<p>Beating my head against the wall on the error Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 
See code below.  The offending line is marked with &lt;!--->>>>>>></p>

<pre><code>string htmlOutput = " ";

    htmlOutput +=  "&lt;h3&gt;employee: " + employee.lastName + ", " + employee.firstName + " (" + thisForm.employeeID + ")&lt;/h3&gt;" +
        "&lt;h3&gt;Submitted To: " + thisForm.boss + "&lt;/h3&gt;" +

    if (job1.JRN != "" || job1.JRN != "INVALID")
    {
        &lt;!---&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;htmlOutput += "&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Job 1&lt;/h4&gt; " + "&lt;h3&gt;" + database.getjobName(job1.JRN) + " (" + job1.JRN + ")&lt;/h3&gt;";
        htmlOutput += "&lt;h3&gt;Date of Last Attendance: " + job1.month + " " + job1.day + ", " + job1.year + "&lt;/h3&gt;";
        htmlOutput += "&lt;h3&gt;Pass/Fail: " + job1.passFail + "&lt;/h3&gt;";
    }
</code></pre>
