Metacat

        System.err.println("Error opening database connection");

    if (conn == null) {

      System.err.println("Connection to database lost.  Reopening...");

      try {

        // Open a connection to the database

        conn = MetaCatUtil.openDBConnection(

                "oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver",

                defaultDB, user, password);

        queryobj = new DBSimpleQuery(conn);

        docreader = new DBReader(conn);

        dbt = new DBTransform(conn);

      } catch (Exception e) {

        System.err.println("Error opening database connection");

      }

    }