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			#f)))
	  (if cinfo
	      cinfo
	      (if (server:check-if-running areapath)
		  (client:setup areapath)
		  #f))))

(define *send-receive-mutex* (make-mutex)) ;; should have separate mutex per run-id

;; return the handle struct for sending queries to a specific database
;;  - initializes the connection object if this is the first access
;;    - finds the "captain" and asks who to talk to for the given dbfname
;;    - establishes the connection to the current dbowner
;;
(define (rmt:connect alldat dbfname)
  (let* ((ulexdat    (let ((uconn (alldat-ulexdat alldat)))
		       (if uconn
			   uconn
			   (let* ((new-ulexdat (ulex:setup))) ;; establish connection to ulex
			     (alldat-ulexdat-set! alldat new-ulexdat)
			     new-ulexdat)))))
    (ulex:connect ulexdat dbfname)))

;; set up a connection to the current owner of the dbfile associated with rid
;; then send the query to that dbfile owner and wait for a response.
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params #!key (attemptnum 1)(area-dat #f)) ;; start attemptnum at 1 so the modulo below works as expected
  (let* ((alldat   *alldat*)
	 (areapath (alldat-areapath alldat))
	 (dbfname  (if (or (not rid)(< rid 1)) ;; this is the criteria for "main.db"
		       "main.db"
		       (conc rid ".db")))
	 (dbfile   (conc areapath "/.db/" dbfname))