diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45d46069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+//
+// $Id: NestableIOException.java,v 1.1 2001/11/08 01:17:41 mdb Exp $
+//
+// samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
+// Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
+// 
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.samskivert.io;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.commons.util.exception.Nestable;
+import org.apache.commons.util.exception.NestableDelegate;
+
+/**
+ * A base class for IO exceptions that can contain other exceptions.
+ *
+ * @see org.apache.commons.util.exception.NestableException
+ */
+public class NestableIOException
+    extends IOException
+    implements Nestable
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> without specified
+     * detail message.
+     */
+    public NestableIOException ()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> with specified
+     * detail message.
+     *
+     * @param msg the error message.
+     */
+    public NestableIOException (String msg)
+    {
+        super(msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> with specified
+     * nested <code>Throwable</code>.
+     *
+     * @param cause the exception or error that caused this exception to
+     * be thrown.
+     */
+    public NestableIOException (Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super();
+        _cause = cause;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> with specified
+     * detail message and nested <code>Throwable</code>.
+     *
+     * @param msg the error message.
+     * @param cause the exception or error that caused this exception to
+     * be thrown.
+     */
+    public NestableIOException (String msg, Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(msg);
+        _cause = cause;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the nested exception.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#getCause
+     */
+    public Throwable getCause ()
+    {
+        return _cause;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Concatenates this exception's message with that of the nested
+     * exception and returns it.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#getMessage
+     */
+    public String getMessage ()
+    {
+        StringBuffer msg = new StringBuffer();
+        String ourMsg = super.getMessage();
+
+        // add our message (if there is one)
+        if (ourMsg != null) {
+            msg.append(ourMsg);
+        }
+
+        // add our cause's message (if there is one)
+        if (_cause != null) {
+            String causeMsg = _cause.getMessage();
+            if (causeMsg != null) {
+                if (ourMsg != null) {
+                    msg.append(": ");
+                }
+                msg.append(causeMsg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (msg.length() > 0 ? msg.toString() : null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the stack trace of this exception (and the nested exception)
+     * the the standard error stream.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#printStackTrace()
+     */
+    public void printStackTrace ()
+    {
+        _delegate.printStackTrace();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the stack trace of this exception (and the nested exception)
+     * to the specified print stream.
+     *
+     * @param out <code>PrintStream</code> to use for output.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#printStackTrace(PrintStream)
+     */
+    public void printStackTrace (PrintStream out)
+    {
+        _delegate.printStackTrace(out);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the stack trace of this exception (and the nested exception)
+     * to the specified print writer.
+     *
+     * @param out <code>PrintWriter</code> to use for output.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#printStackTrace(PrintWriter)
+     */
+    public void printStackTrace (PrintWriter out)
+    {
+        _delegate.printStackTrace(out);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prints the stack trace only of the enclosing exception.
+     *
+     * @see Nestable#printPartialStackTrace(PrintWriter)
+     */
+    public final void printPartialStackTrace (PrintWriter out)
+    {
+        super.printStackTrace(out);
+    }
+
+    /** The helper instance which contains much of the code to which we
+     * delegate. */
+    protected NestableDelegate _delegate = new NestableDelegate(this);
+
+    /** Holds the reference to the exception or error that caused this
+     * exception to be thrown. */
+    protected Throwable _cause = null;
+}
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
index e6130be5..0b2937d6 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SimpleParser.java,v 1.1 2001/10/15 23:46:02 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: SimpleParser.java,v 1.2 2001/11/08 01:17:41 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.xml;
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.xml.sax.*;
 import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
 
 import com.samskivert.Log;
+import com.samskivert.io.NestableIOException;
 
 /**
  * The simple parser class provides an extensible object that is
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ public class SimpleParser extends DefaultHandler
      * @exception IOException thrown if an error occurs while parsing
      * the file.
      */
-    public void parseFile (String fname) throws IOException
+    public void parseFile (String fname)
+        throws IOException
     {
         _fname = fname;
 
@@ -51,10 +53,10 @@ public class SimpleParser extends DefaultHandler
 	    XMLUtil.parse(this, is);
 
         } catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) {
-  	    throw new IOException(pce.toString());
+  	    throw new NestableIOException(pce);
 
 	} catch (SAXException saxe) {
-	    throw new IOException(saxe.toString());
+	    throw new NestableIOException(saxe);
 	}
     }