JDBCConnection.java

			// Execute the query for each schema:
			int nbRows = 0;
			while(itSchemas.hasNext()){
				TAPSchema schema = itSchemas.next();
				nbRows++;

				// list all tables of this schema:
				appendAllInto(allTables, schema.iterator());

				// add the schema entry into the DB:
				stmt.setString(1, schema.getADQLName());
				stmt.setString(2, schema.getDescription());
				stmt.setString(3, schema.getUtype());
				if (supportsSchema)
					stmt.setString(4, (schema.getDBName() == null || schema.getDBName().equals(schema.getADQLName())) ? null : schema.getDBName());

				// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
				if (isCancelled())
					throw new DBCancelledException();
				else
					executeUpdate(stmt, nbRows);
			}
			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();
			else
				executeBatchUpdates(stmt, nbRows);
		}finally{
			close(stmt);
		}

		return allTables.iterator();
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Fill the standard table TAP_SCHEMA.tables with the list of all published tables.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	Batch updates may be done here if its supported by the DBMS connection.
	 * 	In case of any failure while using this feature, it will be flagged as unsupported and one-by-one updates will be processed.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param metaTable	Description of TAP_SCHEMA.tables.
	 * @param itTables	Iterator over the list of tables.
	 *
	 * @return	Iterator over the full list of all columns (whatever is their table).
	 *
	 * @throws DBCancelledException	If {@link #cancel(boolean)} has been called during the processing,
	 * @throws DBException			If rows can not be inserted because the SQL update query has failed.
	 * @throws SQLException			If any other SQL exception occurs.
	 */
	private Iterator<TAPColumn> fillTables(final TAPTable metaTable, final Iterator<TAPTable> itTables) throws SQLException, DBCancelledException, DBException{
		List<TAPColumn> allColumns = new ArrayList<TAPColumn>();

		// Build the SQL update query:
		StringBuffer sql = new StringBuffer("INSERT INTO ");
		sql.append(translator.getTableName(metaTable, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
		sql.append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("schema_name")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("table_name")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("table_type")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("description")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("utype")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("table_index")));
		sql.append(", ").append(DB_NAME_COLUMN);
		sql.append(") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");

		// Prepare the statement:
		PreparedStatement stmt = null;
		try{
			stmt = connection.prepareStatement(sql.toString());

			// Execute the query for each table:
			int nbRows = 0;
			while(itTables.hasNext()){
				TAPTable table = itTables.next();
				nbRows++;

				// list all columns of this table:
				appendAllInto(allColumns, table.getColumns());

				// add the table entry into the DB:
				stmt.setString(1, table.getADQLSchemaName());
				if (table instanceof TAPTable)
					stmt.setString(2, table.getRawName());
				else
					stmt.setString(2, table.getADQLName());
				stmt.setString(3, table.getType().toString());
				stmt.setString(4, table.getDescription());
				stmt.setString(5, table.getUtype());
				stmt.setInt(6, table.getIndex());
				stmt.setString(7, (table.getDBName() == null || table.getDBName().equals(table.getADQLName())) ? null : table.getDBName());

				// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
				if (isCancelled())
					throw new DBCancelledException();
				else
					executeUpdate(stmt, nbRows);
			}
			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();
			else
				executeBatchUpdates(stmt, nbRows);
		}finally{
			close(stmt);
		}

		return allColumns.iterator();
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Fill the standard table TAP_SCHEMA.columns with the list of all published columns.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	Batch updates may be done here if its supported by the DBMS connection.
	 * 	In case of any failure while using this feature, it will be flagged as unsupported and one-by-one updates will be processed.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param metaTable	Description of TAP_SCHEMA.columns.
	 * @param itColumns	Iterator over the list of columns.
	 *
	 * @return	Iterator over the full list of all foreign keys.
	 *
	 * @throws DBCancelledException	If {@link #cancel(boolean)} has been called during the processing,
	 * @throws DBException			If rows can not be inserted because the SQL update query has failed.
	 * @throws SQLException			If any other SQL exception occurs.
	 */
	private Iterator<TAPForeignKey> fillColumns(final TAPTable metaTable, final Iterator<TAPColumn> itColumns) throws SQLException, DBCancelledException, DBException{
		List<TAPForeignKey> allKeys = new ArrayList<TAPForeignKey>();

		// Build the SQL update query:
		StringBuffer sql = new StringBuffer("INSERT INTO ");
		sql.append(translator.getTableName(metaTable, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
		sql.append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("table_name")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("column_name")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("description")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("unit")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("ucd")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("utype")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("datatype")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("arraysize")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("size")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("principal")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("indexed")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("std")));
		sql.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaTable.getColumn("column_index")));
		sql.append(", ").append(DB_NAME_COLUMN);
		sql.append(") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");

		// Prepare the statement:
		PreparedStatement stmt = null;
		try{
			stmt = connection.prepareStatement(sql.toString());

			// Execute the query for each column:
			int nbRows = 0;
			while(itColumns.hasNext()){
				TAPColumn col = itColumns.next();
				nbRows++;

				// list all foreign keys of this column:
				appendAllInto(allKeys, col.getTargets());

				// add the column entry into the DB:
				if (col.getTable() instanceof TAPTable)
					stmt.setString(1, ((TAPTable)col.getTable()).getRawName());
				else
					stmt.setString(1, col.getTable().getADQLName());
				stmt.setString(2, col.getADQLName());
				stmt.setString(3, col.getDescription());
				stmt.setString(4, col.getUnit());
				stmt.setString(5, col.getUcd());
				stmt.setString(6, col.getUtype());
				stmt.setString(7, col.getDatatype().type.toString());
				stmt.setInt(8, col.getDatatype().length);
				stmt.setInt(9, col.getDatatype().length);
				stmt.setInt(10, col.isPrincipal() ? 1 : 0);
				stmt.setInt(11, col.isIndexed() ? 1 : 0);
				stmt.setInt(12, col.isStd() ? 1 : 0);
				stmt.setInt(13, col.getIndex());
				stmt.setString(14, (col.getDBName() == null || col.getDBName().equals(col.getADQLName())) ? null : col.getDBName());

				// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
				if (isCancelled())
					throw new DBCancelledException();
				else
					executeUpdate(stmt, nbRows);
			}
			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();
			else
				executeBatchUpdates(stmt, nbRows);
		}finally{
			close(stmt);
		}

		return allKeys.iterator();
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Fill the standard tables TAP_SCHEMA.keys and TAP_SCHEMA.key_columns with the list of all published foreign keys.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	Batch updates may be done here if its supported by the DBMS connection.
	 * 	In case of any failure while using this feature, it will be flagged as unsupported and one-by-one updates will be processed.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param metaKeys			Description of TAP_SCHEMA.keys.
	 * @param metaKeyColumns	Description of TAP_SCHEMA.key_columns.
	 * @param itKeys			Iterator over the list of foreign keys.
	 *
	 * @throws DBCancelledException	If {@link #cancel(boolean)} has been called during the processing,
	 * @throws DBException			If rows can not be inserted because the SQL update query has failed.
	 * @throws SQLException			If any other SQL exception occurs.
	 */
	private void fillKeys(final TAPTable metaKeys, final TAPTable metaKeyColumns, final Iterator<TAPForeignKey> itKeys) throws SQLException, DBCancelledException, DBException{
		// Build the SQL update query for KEYS:
		StringBuffer sqlKeys = new StringBuffer("INSERT INTO ");
		sqlKeys.append(translator.getTableName(metaKeys, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
		sqlKeys.append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeys.getColumn("key_id")));
		sqlKeys.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeys.getColumn("from_table")));
		sqlKeys.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeys.getColumn("target_table")));
		sqlKeys.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeys.getColumn("description")));
		sqlKeys.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeys.getColumn("utype")));
		sqlKeys.append(") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");

		PreparedStatement stmtKeys = null, stmtKeyCols = null;
		try{
			// Prepare the statement for KEYS:
			stmtKeys = connection.prepareStatement(sqlKeys.toString());

			// Build the SQL update query for KEY_COLUMNS:
			StringBuffer sqlKeyCols = new StringBuffer("INSERT INTO ");
			sqlKeyCols.append(translator.getTableName(metaKeyColumns, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
			sqlKeyCols.append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeyColumns.getColumn("key_id")));
			sqlKeyCols.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeyColumns.getColumn("from_column")));
			sqlKeyCols.append(", ").append(translator.getColumnName(metaKeyColumns.getColumn("target_column")));
			sqlKeyCols.append(") VALUES (?, ?, ?)");

			// Prepare the statement for KEY_COLUMNS:
			stmtKeyCols = connection.prepareStatement(sqlKeyCols.toString());

			// Execute the query for each column:
			int nbKeys = 0, nbKeyColumns = 0;
			while(itKeys.hasNext()){
				TAPForeignKey key = itKeys.next();
				nbKeys++;

				// add the key entry into KEYS:
				stmtKeys.setString(1, key.getKeyId());
				if (key.getFromTable() instanceof TAPTable)
					stmtKeys.setString(2, key.getFromTable().getRawName());
				else
					stmtKeys.setString(2, key.getFromTable().getADQLName());
				if (key.getTargetTable() instanceof TAPTable)
					stmtKeys.setString(3, key.getTargetTable().getRawName());
				else
					stmtKeys.setString(3, key.getTargetTable().getADQLName());
				stmtKeys.setString(4, key.getDescription());
				stmtKeys.setString(5, key.getUtype());

				// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
				if (isCancelled())
					throw new DBCancelledException();
				else
					executeUpdate(stmtKeys, nbKeys);

				// add the key columns into KEY_COLUMNS:
				Iterator<Map.Entry<String, String>> itAssoc = key.iterator();
				while(itAssoc.hasNext()){
					nbKeyColumns++;
					Map.Entry<String, String> assoc = itAssoc.next();
					stmtKeyCols.setString(1, key.getKeyId());
					stmtKeyCols.setString(2, assoc.getKey());
					stmtKeyCols.setString(3, assoc.getValue());

					// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
					if (isCancelled())
						throw new DBCancelledException();
					else
						executeUpdate(stmtKeyCols, nbKeyColumns);
				}
			}

			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();
			else{
				executeBatchUpdates(stmtKeys, nbKeys);
				executeBatchUpdates(stmtKeyCols, nbKeyColumns);
			}
		}finally{
			close(stmtKeys);
			close(stmtKeyCols);
		}
	}

	/* ***************** */
	/* UPLOAD MANAGEMENT */
	/* ***************** */

	/**
	 * <p><i><b>Important note:</b>
	 * 	Only tables uploaded by users can be created in the database. To ensure that, the schema name of this table MUST be {@link STDSchema#UPLOADSCHEMA} ("TAP_UPLOAD") in ADQL.
	 * 	If it has another ADQL name, an exception will be thrown. Of course, the DB name of this schema MAY be different.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i><b>Important note:</b>
	 * 	This function may modify the given {@link TAPTable} object if schemas are not supported by this connection.
	 * 	In this case, this function will prefix the table's DB name by the schema's DB name directly inside the given
	 * 	{@link TAPTable} object. Then the DB name of the schema will be set to NULL.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	If the upload schema does not already exist in the database, it will be created.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @see tap.db.DBConnection#addUploadedTable(tap.metadata.TAPTable, tap.data.TableIterator)
	 * @see #checkUploadedTableDef(TAPTable)
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized boolean addUploadedTable(TAPTable tableDef, TableIterator data) throws DBException, DataReadException{
		// If no table to upload, consider it has been dropped and return TRUE:
		if (tableDef == null)
			return true;

		// Starting of new query execution => disable the cancel flag:
		resetCancel();

		// Check the table is well defined (and particularly the schema is well set with an ADQL name = TAP_UPLOAD):
		checkUploadedTableDef(tableDef);

		try{

			// Start a transaction:
			startTransaction();
			// ...create a statement:
			getStatement();

			DatabaseMetaData dbMeta = connection.getMetaData();

			// 1. Create the upload schema, if it does not already exist:
			if (!isSchemaExisting(tableDef.getDBSchemaName(), dbMeta)){
				stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE SCHEMA " + translator.getQualifiedSchemaName(tableDef));
				if (logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "SCHEMA_CREATED", "Schema \"" + tableDef.getADQLSchemaName() + "\" (in DB: " + translator.getQualifiedSchemaName(tableDef) + ") created.", null);
			}
			// 1bis. Ensure the table does not already exist and if it is the case, throw an understandable exception:
			else if (isTableExisting(tableDef.getDBSchemaName(), tableDef.getDBName(), dbMeta)){
				DBException de = new DBException("Impossible to create the user uploaded table in the database: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + "! This table already exists.");
				if (logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "ADD_UPLOAD_TABLE", de.getMessage(), de);
				throw de;
			}

			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();

			// 2. Create the table:
			// ...build the SQL query:
			StringBuffer sqlBuf = new StringBuffer("CREATE TABLE ");
			sqlBuf.append(translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
			Iterator<TAPColumn> it = tableDef.getColumns();
			while(it.hasNext()){
				TAPColumn col = it.next();
				// column name:
				sqlBuf.append(translator.getColumnName(col));
				// column type:
				sqlBuf.append(' ').append(convertTypeToDB(col.getDatatype()));
				// last column ?
				if (it.hasNext())
					sqlBuf.append(',');
			}
			sqlBuf.append(')');

			// ...execute the update query:
			stmt.executeUpdate(sqlBuf.toString());

			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();

			// 3. Fill the table:
			int nbUploadedRows = fillUploadedTable(tableDef, data);
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();

			// Commit the transaction:
			commit();

			// Log the end:
			if (logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "TABLE_CREATED", "Table \"" + tableDef.getADQLName() + "\" (in DB: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + ") created (" + nbUploadedRows + " rows).", null);

			return true;

		}catch(SQLException se){
			rollback();
			if (!isCancelled() && logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.WARNING, this, "ADD_UPLOAD_TABLE", "Impossible to create the uploaded table: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + "!", se);
			throw new DBException("Impossible to create the uploaded table: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + "!", se);
		}catch(DBException de){
			rollback();
			if (logger != null && (de instanceof DBCancelledException || isCancelled()))
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "ADD_UPLOAD_TABLE", "Upload of the table \"" + tableDef.getADQLName() + "\" (in DB: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + ") canceled!", null);
			throw de;
		}catch(DataReadException dre){
			rollback();
			throw dre;
		}finally{
			closeStatement();
			endTransaction();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Fill the table uploaded by the user with the given data.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	Batch updates may be done here if its supported by the DBMS connection.
	 * 	In case of any failure while using this feature, it will be flagged as unsupported and one-by-one updates will be processed.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	This function proceeds to a formatting of TIMESTAMP and GEOMETRY (point, circle, box, polygon) values.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param metaTable	Description of the updated table.
	 * @param data		Iterator over the rows to insert.
	 *
	 * @return	Number of inserted rows.
	 *
	 * @throws DBCancelledException	If {@link #cancel(boolean)} has been called during the processing,
	 * @throws DBException			If rows can not be inserted because the SQL update query has failed.
	 * @throws SQLException			If any other SQL exception occurs.
	 * @throws DataReadException	If there is any error while reading the data from the given {@link TableIterator} (and particularly if a limit - in byte or row - has been reached).
	 */
	protected int fillUploadedTable(final TAPTable metaTable, final TableIterator data) throws SQLException, DBCancelledException, DBException, DataReadException{
		// 1. Build the SQL update query:
		StringBuffer sql = new StringBuffer("INSERT INTO ");
		StringBuffer varParam = new StringBuffer();
		// ...table name:
		sql.append(translator.getTableName(metaTable, supportsSchema)).append(" (");
		// ...list of columns:
		TAPColumn[] cols = data.getMetadata();
		for(int c = 0; c < cols.length; c++){
			if (c > 0){
				sql.append(", ");
				varParam.append(", ");
			}
			sql.append(translator.getColumnName(cols[c]));
			varParam.append('?');
		}
		// ...values pattern:
		sql.append(") VALUES (").append(varParam).append(')');

		// 2. Prepare the statement:
		PreparedStatement stmt = null;
		int nbRows = 0;
		try{
			stmt = connection.prepareStatement(sql.toString());

			// 3. Execute the query for each given row:
			while(data.nextRow()){
				nbRows++;
				int c = 1;
				while(data.hasNextCol()){
					Object val = data.nextCol();
					if (val != null && cols[c - 1] != null){
						/* TIMESTAMP FORMATTING */
						if (cols[c - 1].getDatatype().type == DBDatatype.TIMESTAMP){
							try{
								val = new Timestamp(ISO8601Format.parse(val.toString()));
							}catch(ParseException pe){
								if (logger != null)
									logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "UPLOAD", "[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Unexpected date format for the value: \"" + val + "\"! A date formatted in ISO8601 was expected.", pe);
								throw new DBException("[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Unexpected date format for the value: \"" + val + "\"! A date formatted in ISO8601 was expected.", pe);
							}
						}
						/* GEOMETRY FORMATTING */
						else if (cols[c - 1].getDatatype().type == DBDatatype.POINT || cols[c - 1].getDatatype().type == DBDatatype.REGION){
							Region region;
							// parse the region as an STC-S expression:
							try{
								region = STCS.parseRegion(val.toString());
							}catch(adql.parser.ParseException e){
								if (logger != null)
									logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "UPLOAD", "[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Incorrect STC-S syntax for the geometrical value \"" + val + "\"! " + e.getMessage(), e);
								throw new DataReadException("[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Incorrect STC-S syntax for the geometrical value \"" + val + "\"! " + e.getMessage(), e);
							}
							// translate this STC region into the corresponding column value:
							try{
								val = translator.translateGeometryToDB(region);
							}catch(adql.parser.ParseException e){
								if (logger != null)
									logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "UPLOAD", "[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Impossible to import the ADQL geometry \"" + val + "\" into the database! " + e.getMessage(), e);
								throw new DataReadException("[l. " + nbRows + ", c. " + c + "] Impossible to import the ADQL geometry \"" + val + "\" into the database! " + e.getMessage(), e);
							}
						}
						/* BOOLEAN CASE (more generally, type incompatibility) */
						else if (val != null && cols[c - 1].getDatatype().type == DBDatatype.SMALLINT && val instanceof Boolean)
							val = ((Boolean)val) ? (short)1 : (short)0;
						/* NULL CHARACTER CASE (JUST FOR POSTGRESQL) */
						else if ((dbms == null || dbms.equalsIgnoreCase(DBMS_POSTGRES)) && val instanceof Character && (Character)val == 0x00)
							val = null;
					}

					// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
					if (isCancelled())
						throw new DBCancelledException();
					else
						stmt.setObject(c++, val);
				}

				// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
				if (isCancelled())
					throw new DBCancelledException();
				else
					executeUpdate(stmt, nbRows);
			}

			// If the query has been aborted, return immediately:
			if (isCancelled())
				throw new DBCancelledException();
			else
				executeBatchUpdates(stmt, nbRows);

			return nbRows;

		}finally{
			close(stmt);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p><i><b>Important note:</b>
	 * 	Only tables uploaded by users can be dropped from the database. To ensure that, the schema name of this table MUST be {@link STDSchema#UPLOADSCHEMA} ("TAP_UPLOAD") in ADQL.
	 * 	If it has another ADQL name, an exception will be thrown. Of course, the DB name of this schema MAY be different.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i><b>Important note:</b>
	 * 	This function may modify the given {@link TAPTable} object if schemas are not supported by this connection.
	 * 	In this case, this function will prefix the table's DB name by the schema's DB name directly inside the given
	 * 	{@link TAPTable} object. Then the DB name of the schema will be set to NULL.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note:
	 * 	This implementation is able to drop only one uploaded table. So if this function finds more than one table matching to the given one,
	 * 	an exception will be thrown and no table will be dropped.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @see tap.db.DBConnection#dropUploadedTable(tap.metadata.TAPTable)
	 * @see #checkUploadedTableDef(TAPTable)
	 */
	@Override
	public synchronized boolean dropUploadedTable(final TAPTable tableDef) throws DBException{
		// If no table to upload, consider it has been dropped and return TRUE:
		if (tableDef == null)
			return true;

		// Starting of new query execution => disable the cancel flag:
		resetCancel();

		// Check the table is well defined (and particularly the schema is well set with an ADQL name = TAP_UPLOAD):
		checkUploadedTableDef(tableDef);

		try{

			// Check the existence of the table to drop:
			if (!isTableExisting(tableDef.getDBSchemaName(), tableDef.getDBName(), connection.getMetaData()))
				return true;

			// Execute the update:
			int cnt = getStatement().executeUpdate("DROP TABLE " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema));

			// Log the end:
			if (logger != null){
				if (cnt >= 0)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "TABLE_DROPPED", "Table \"" + tableDef.getADQLName() + "\" (in DB: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + ") dropped.", null);
				else
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "TABLE_DROPPED", "Table \"" + tableDef.getADQLName() + "\" (in DB: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + ") NOT dropped.", null);
			}

			// Ensure the update is successful:
			return (cnt >= 0);

		}catch(SQLException se){
			if (!isCancelled() && logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.WARNING, this, "DROP_UPLOAD_TABLE", "Impossible to drop the uploaded table: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + "!", se);
			throw new DBException("Impossible to drop the uploaded table: " + translator.getTableName(tableDef, supportsSchema) + "!", se);
		}finally{
			cancel(true);
			closeStatement();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Ensures that the given table MUST be inside the upload schema in ADQL.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>Thus, the following cases are taken into account:</p>
	 * <ul>
	 * 	<li>
	 * 		The schema name of the given table MUST be {@link STDSchema#UPLOADSCHEMA} ("TAP_UPLOAD") in ADQL.
	 * 		If it has another ADQL name, an exception will be thrown. Of course, the DB name of this schema MAY be different.
	 * 	</li>
	 * 	<li>
	 * 		If schemas are not supported by this connection, this function will prefix the table DB name by the schema DB name directly
	 * 		inside the given {@link TAPTable} object. Then the DB name of the schema will be set to NULL.
	 * 	</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @param tableDef	Definition of the table to create/drop.
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If the given table is not in a schema
	 *                    	or if the ADQL name of this schema is not {@link STDSchema#UPLOADSCHEMA} ("TAP_UPLOAD").
	 */
	protected void checkUploadedTableDef(final TAPTable tableDef) throws DBException{
		// If the table has no defined schema or if the ADQL name of the schema is not TAP_UPLOAD, throw an exception:
		if (tableDef.getSchema() == null || !tableDef.getSchema().getADQLName().equals(STDSchema.UPLOADSCHEMA.label))
			throw new DBException("Missing upload schema! An uploaded table must be inside a schema whose the ADQL name is strictly equals to \"" + STDSchema.UPLOADSCHEMA.label + "\" (but the DB name may be different).");

		if (!supportsSchema){
			if (tableDef.getADQLSchemaName() != null && tableDef.getADQLSchemaName().trim().length() > 0 && !tableDef.getDBName().startsWith(tableDef.getADQLSchemaName() + "_"))
				tableDef.setDBName(tableDef.getADQLSchemaName() + "_" + tableDef.getDBName());
			if (tableDef.getSchema() != null)
				tableDef.getSchema().setDBName(null);
		}
	}

	/* ************** */
	/* TOOL FUNCTIONS */
	/* ************** */

	/**
	 * <p>Convert the given TAP type into the corresponding DBMS column type.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	This function tries first the type conversion using the translator ({@link JDBCTranslator#convertTypeToDB(DBType)}).
	 * 	If it fails, a default conversion is done considering all the known types of the following DBMS:
	 * 	PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, Oracle and JavaDB/Derby.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @param type	TAP type to convert.
	 *
	 * @return	The corresponding DBMS type.
	 *
	 * @see JDBCTranslator#convertTypeToDB(DBType)
	 * @see #defaultTypeConversion(DBType)
	 */
	protected String convertTypeToDB(final DBType type){
		String dbmsType = translator.convertTypeToDB(type);
		return (dbmsType == null) ? defaultTypeConversion(type) : dbmsType;
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Get the DBMS compatible datatype corresponding to the given column {@link DBType}.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note 1:
	 * 	This function is able to generate a DB datatype compatible with the currently used DBMS.
	 * 	In this current implementation, only Postgresql, Oracle, SQLite, MySQL and Java DB/Derby have been considered.
	 * 	Most of the TAP types have been tested only with Postgresql and SQLite without any problem.
	 * 	If the DBMS you are using has not been considered, note that this function will return the TAP type expression by default.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note 2:
	 * 	In case the given datatype is NULL or not managed here, the DBMS type corresponding to "VARCHAR" will be returned.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * <p><i>Note 3:
	 * 	The special TAP types POINT and REGION are converted into the DBMS type corresponding to "VARCHAR".
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param datatype	Column TAP type.
	 *
	 * @return	The corresponding DB type, or VARCHAR if the given type is not managed or is NULL.
	 */
	protected String defaultTypeConversion(DBType datatype){
		if (datatype == null)
			datatype = new DBType(DBDatatype.VARCHAR);

		switch(datatype.type){

			case SMALLINT:
				return dbms.equals("sqlite") ? "INTEGER" : "SMALLINT";

			case INTEGER:
			case REAL:
				return datatype.type.toString();

			case BIGINT:
				if (dbms.equals("oracle"))
					return "NUMBER(19,0)";
				else if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "INTEGER";
				else
					return "BIGINT";

			case DOUBLE:
				if (dbms.equals("postgresql") || dbms.equals("oracle"))
					return "DOUBLE PRECISION";
				else if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "REAL";
				else
					return "DOUBLE";

			case BINARY:
				if (dbms.equals("postgresql"))
					return "bytea";
				else if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "BLOB";
				else if (dbms.equals("oracle"))
					return "RAW" + (datatype.length > 0 ? "(" + datatype.length + ")" : "");
				else if (dbms.equals("derby"))
					return "CHAR" + (datatype.length > 0 ? "(" + datatype.length + ")" : "") + " FOR BIT DATA";
				else
					return datatype.type.toString();

			case VARBINARY:
				if (dbms.equals("postgresql"))
					return "bytea";
				else if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "BLOB";
				else if (dbms.equals("oracle"))
					return "LONG RAW" + (datatype.length > 0 ? "(" + datatype.length + ")" : "");
				else if (dbms.equals("derby"))
					return "VARCHAR" + (datatype.length > 0 ? "(" + datatype.length + ")" : "") + " FOR BIT DATA";
				else
					return datatype.type.toString();

			case CHAR:
				if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "TEXT";
				else
					return "CHAR";

			case BLOB:
				if (dbms.equals("postgresql"))
					return "bytea";
				else
					return "BLOB";

			case CLOB:
				if (dbms.equals("postgresql") || dbms.equals("mysql") || dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "TEXT";
				else
					return "CLOB";

			case TIMESTAMP:
				if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "TEXT";
				else
					return "TIMESTAMP";

			case POINT:
			case REGION:
			case VARCHAR:
			default:
				if (dbms.equals("sqlite"))
					return "TEXT";
				else
					return "VARCHAR";
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Start a transaction.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	Basically, if transactions are supported by this connection, the flag AutoCommit is just turned off.
	 * 	It will be turned on again when {@link #endTransaction()} is called.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the START TRANSACTION operation, transactions will be afterwards considered as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to start a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection.
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 */
	protected void startTransaction() throws DBException{
		try{
			if (supportsTransaction){
				connection.setAutoCommit(false);
				if (logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "START_TRANSACTION", "Transaction STARTED.", null);
			}
		}catch(SQLException se){
			supportsTransaction = false;
			if (logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "START_TRANSACTION", "Transaction STARTing impossible!", se);
			throw new DBException("Transaction STARTing impossible!", se);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Commit the current transaction.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	{@link #startTransaction()} must have been called before. If it's not the case the connection
	 * 	may throw a {@link SQLException} which will be transformed into a {@link DBException} here.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the COMMIT operation, transactions will be afterwards considered as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to commit a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection..
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 */
	protected void commit() throws DBException{
		try{
			if (supportsTransaction){
				connection.commit();
				if (logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "COMMIT", "Transaction COMMITED.", null);
			}
		}catch(SQLException se){
			supportsTransaction = false;
			if (logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "COMMIT", "Transaction COMMIT impossible!", se);
			throw new DBException("Transaction COMMIT impossible!", se);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Rollback the current transaction.
	 * The success or the failure of the rollback operation is always logged (except if no logger is available).</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	{@link #startTransaction()} must have been called before. If it's not the case the connection
	 * 	may throw a {@link SQLException} which will be transformed into a {@link DBException} here.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the ROLLBACK operation, transactions will considered afterwards as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to rollback a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection..
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 *
	 * @see #rollback(boolean)
	 */
	protected final void rollback(){
		rollback(true);
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Rollback the current transaction.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	{@link #startTransaction()} must have been called before. If it's not the case the connection
	 * 	may throw a {@link SQLException} which will be transformed into a {@link DBException} here.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the ROLLBACK operation, transactions will considered afterwards as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param log	<code>true</code> to log the success/failure of the rollback operation,
	 *           	<code>false</code> to be quiet whatever happens.
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to rollback a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection..
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1
	 */
	protected void rollback(final boolean log){
		try{
			if (supportsTransaction && !connection.getAutoCommit()){
				connection.rollback();
				if (log && logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "ROLLBACK", "Transaction ROLLBACKED.", null);
			}
		}catch(SQLException se){
			supportsTransaction = false;
			if (log && logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "ROLLBACK", "Transaction ROLLBACK impossible!", se);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>End the current transaction.
	 * The success or the failure of the transaction ending operation is always logged (except if no logger is available).</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	Basically, if transactions are supported by this connection, the flag AutoCommit is just turned on.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the END TRANSACTION operation, transactions will be afterwards considered as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to end a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection.
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 *
	 * @see #endTransaction(boolean)
	 */
	protected final void endTransaction(){
		endTransaction(true);
	}

	/**
	 * <p>End the current transaction.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	Basically, if transactions are supported by this connection, the flag AutoCommit is just turned on.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>If transactions are not supported by this connection, nothing is done.</p>
	 *
	 * <p><b><i>Important note:</b>
	 * 	If any error interrupts the END TRANSACTION operation, transactions will be afterwards considered as not supported by this connection.
	 * 	So, subsequent call to this function (and any other transaction related function) will never do anything.
	 * </i></p>
	 *
	 * @param log	<code>true</code> to log the success/failure of the transaction ending operation,
	 *           	<code>false</code> to be quiet whatever happens.
	 *
	 * @throws DBException	If it is impossible to end a transaction though transactions are supported by this connection.
	 *                    	If these are not supported, this error can never be thrown.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1
	 */
	protected void endTransaction(final boolean log){
		try{
			if (supportsTransaction){
				connection.setAutoCommit(true);
				if (log && logger != null)
					logger.logDB(LogLevel.INFO, this, "END_TRANSACTION", "Transaction ENDED.", null);
			}
		}catch(SQLException se){
			supportsTransaction = false;
			if (log && logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.ERROR, this, "END_TRANSACTION", "Transaction ENDing impossible!", se);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Close silently the given {@link ResultSet}.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>If the given {@link ResultSet} is NULL, nothing (even exception/error) happens.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	If any {@link SQLException} occurs during this operation, it is caught and just logged
	 * 	(see {@link TAPLog#logDB(uws.service.log.UWSLog.LogLevel, DBConnection, String, String, Throwable)}).
	 * 	No error is thrown and nothing else is done.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @param rs	{@link ResultSet} to close.
	 */
	protected final void close(final ResultSet rs){
		try{
			if (rs != null)
				rs.close();
		}catch(SQLException se){
			if (logger != null)
				logger.logDB(LogLevel.WARNING, this, "CLOSE", "Can not close a ResultSet!", null);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * <p>Close silently the given {@link Statement}.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>If the given {@link Statement} is NULL, nothing (even exception/error) happens.</p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	The given statement is explicitly canceled by this function before being closed.
	 * 	Thus the corresponding DBMS process is ensured to be stopped. Of course, this
	 * 	cancellation is effective only if this operation is supported by the JDBC driver
	 * 	and the DBMS.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p><b>Important note:</b>
	 * 	In case of cancellation, <b>NO</b> rollback is performed.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * 	If any {@link SQLException} occurs during this operation, it is caught and just logged
	 * 	(see {@link TAPLog#logDB(uws.service.log.UWSLog.LogLevel, DBConnection, String, String, Throwable)}).
	 * 	No error is thrown and nothing else is done.
	 * </p>
	 *