--- parser3/src/main/pa_sql_driver_manager.C	2001/04/05 08:09:24	1.3
+++ parser3/src/main/pa_sql_driver_manager.C	2001/04/05 13:19:43	1.6
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	Author: Alexander Petrosyan <paf@design.ru> (http://design.ru/paf)
 
-	$Id: pa_sql_driver_manager.C,v 1.3 2001/04/05 08:09:24 paf Exp $
+	$Id: pa_sql_driver_manager.C,v 1.6 2001/04/05 13:19:43 paf Exp $
 */
 
 #include "pa_config_includes.h"
@@ -62,11 +62,14 @@ SQL_Connection& SQL_Driver_manager::get_
 	if(!protocol2library)
 		PTHROW(0, 0,
 			&url,
-			"SQL:drivers table must be defined");
+			"$SQL:drivers table must be defined");
 
 	// first trying to get cached connection
 	if(SQL_Connection *result=get_connection_from_cache(url))
-		return *result;
+		if(result->ping())
+			return *result;
+		else
+			result->disconnect(); // kill unpingabe=dead connection
 	// no cached connection
 
 	int pos=url.pos("://", 3);
@@ -130,11 +133,12 @@ SQL_Connection& SQL_Driver_manager::get_
 		put_driver_to_cache(protocol, *driver);
 	}
 	
-	// associate with request
+	// services associated with request
 	Services_for_SQL_driver_impl& services=
 		*new(pool) Services_for_SQL_driver_impl(pool, url);
 
-	// allocate in global pool. associate with services[request]
+	// allocate in global pool 
+	// associate with services[request], deassociates at close
 	SQL_Connection& result=
 		*new(this->pool()) SQL_Connection(this->pool(), url, *driver, services, url_cstr);