Metacat

                              boolean validate)

                throws Exception

  {

    String docid = null;

    MetaCatUtil util = new MetaCatUtil();

    String sep = util.getOption("accNumSeparator");

      // but show the whole accnum to the client.

      DocumentIdentifier id = new DocumentIdentifier(accnum);

      docid = id.getIdentifier();

      sep = id.getSeparator();

    }

    // Determine if the docid,rev are OK for INSERT or UPDATE

    // Generate new docid on INSERT, if one is not provided.

    AccessionNumber ac = new AccessionNumber(conn);

    MetaCatUtil.debugMessage("action: " + action + " servercode: " + 

                             serverCode + " override: " + override);

      // NOT NEEDED

      //DocumentImpl newdoc = new DocumentImpl(conn, docid);

      //updaterev = newdoc.getRev();

      String server = MetacatReplication.getServer(serverCode);

      MetacatReplication.replLog("attempting to lock " + accnum);

      URL u = new URL("http://" + server + "?action=getlock&updaterev=" + 

      System.out.println("sending message: " + u.toString());

      String serverResStr = MetacatReplication.getURLContent(u);

      String openingtag = serverResStr.substring(0, serverResStr.indexOf(">")+1);

        //to come get a copy from here.

        ForceReplicationHandler frh = new ForceReplicationHandler(docid);

        return (docid + sep + rev);

      }

        throw new Exception("User " + user + 

              " does not have permission to update XML Document #" + accnum);

      }          

    }

    try