DataArea access from domino web server

["Harley Wallis" <harley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have been trying to access both to read and alter a DataArea on the 400
using Domino as a web server.  
I have created a form with a single field called "TEST" and a java agent as
the "WebQueryOpen" agent and then access this form with a browser writing to
"TEST" as the code progresses.  It stops at the "dataArea.read()" statement
below.  Here's the code:
 
import lotus.domino.*;
import com.ibm.as400.access.*;
            public class dataAreaRead extends AgentBase {
            public void NotesMain() {
                        try {
                                    Session session = getSession();
                                    AgentContext ac =
session.getAgentContext();
                                    Document doc = ac.getDocumentContext();
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "A");
                                    AS400 system = new AS400("SERVERIP",
"QNOTES", "QNOTES"); // 270 IP
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "B");
                                    String daName = "CTLDTABK"; // name of
the dataarea
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "C");
                                    QSYSObjectPathName path = new
QSYSObjectPathName("LIBRARY", daName, "DTAARA");
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "D");
                                    CharacterDataArea dataArea = new
CharacterDataArea(system, path.getPath());
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "E");
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST",
dataArea.getPath() ); 
// this prints the following path = "/QSYS.LIB/LIBRARY.LIB/CTLDTABK.DTAATA"
which is where the object is located.
                                    String daStr = dataArea.read(); // stops
here.
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", "F");
                                    doc.replaceItemValue("TEST", daStr );
                        } catch(Exception e) {
                        }
            }
}
 
I have restarted the server after placed in the Server INI file the
following line:
JavaUserClasses=/QIBM/ProdData/HTTP/Public/jt400;/QIBM/ProdData/HTTP/Public/
jt400/lib/db_classes.jar
 
This has been tested on 2 other fronts with some success using a PC with
Client Access installed:
1.  From a Notes Client accessing the database on the server I changed
"replaceItemValues" with java print lines and are able to read the DataArea
in the Java Console.  
2.  Using a browser to access a local database then going to the 400 I can
read the DataArea.  
 
I just doesn't work when going from Domino to the 400.  
 
What am I missing?
 
Thanks.