Index: docs/code/module-hierarchy.dot
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--- docs/code/module-hierarchy.dot
+++ docs/code/module-hierarchy.dot
@@ -23,143 +23,45 @@
 
   subgraph cluster_megatest {
     label="megatest";
 
     rmtmod [label="rmt mod"];
-// servermod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "servermod";
-"commonmod" -> "servermod";
-"dbmod" -> "servermod";
-"tasksmod" -> "servermod";
-"mtargs" -> "servermod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "servermod";
-// vgmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "vgmod";
-// rmtmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "rmtmod";
-"ulex" -> "rmtmod";
-"commonmod" -> "rmtmod";
-"itemsmod" -> "rmtmod";
-"apimod" -> "rmtmod";
-"dbmod" -> "rmtmod";
-// dcommonmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "dcommonmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "dcommonmod";
-"gutilsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"commonmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"servermod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"testsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"megamod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"subrunmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"runsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"rmtmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"dbmod" -> "dcommonmod";
-"canvas-draw" -> "dcommonmod";
-"canvas-draw-iup" -> "dcommonmod";
-"iup" -> "dcommonmod";
-"mtargs" -> "dcommonmod";
-// commonmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "commonmod";
-"pkts" -> "commonmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "commonmod";
-"mtargs" -> "commonmod";
-// dbmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "dbmod";
-"commonmod" -> "dbmod";
-"keysmod" -> "dbmod";
-"files" -> "dbmod";
-"tasksmod" -> "dbmod";
-"odsmod" -> "dbmod";
-"mtargs" -> "dbmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "dbmod";
-// pgdbmod.scm
-"mtconfigf" -> "pgdbmod";
-"mtargs" -> "pgdbmod";
-"commonmod" -> "pgdbmod";
+// template-mod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "template-mod";
+"commonmod" -> "template-mod";
+// http-transportmod.scm
+"commonmod" -> "http-transportmod";
+"stml2" -> "http-transportmod";
+"apimod" -> "http-transportmod";
+"dbmod" -> "http-transportmod";
+"testsmod" -> "http-transportmod";
+"mtargs" -> "http-transportmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "http-transportmod";
+// apimod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "apimod";
+"commonmod" -> "apimod";
+"dbmod" -> "apimod";
+"servermod" -> "apimod";
 // launchmod.scm
 "sqlite3" -> "launchmod";
 "commonmod" -> "launchmod";
-// archivemod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "archivemod";
-"commonmod" -> "archivemod";
-// processmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "processmod";
-// runsmod.scm
-"base64" -> "runsmod";
-"commonmod" -> "runsmod";
-"dbmod" -> "runsmod";
-"itemsmod" -> "runsmod";
-"mtmod" -> "runsmod";
-"pgdbmod" -> "runsmod";
-"mtargs" -> "runsmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "runsmod";
-"rmtmod" -> "runsmod";
-"servermod" -> "runsmod";
-"stml2" -> "runsmod";
-"subrunmod" -> "runsmod";
-"tasksmod" -> "runsmod";
-"testsmod" -> "runsmod";
+// keysmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "keysmod";
+"srfi-13" -> "keysmod";
 // testsmod.scm
 "sqlite3" -> "testsmod";
 "commonmod" -> "testsmod";
 "servermod" -> "testsmod";
 "itemsmod" -> "testsmod";
 "dbmod" -> "testsmod";
 "mtconfigf" -> "testsmod";
 "mtargs" -> "testsmod";
+// vgmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "vgmod";
 // clientmod.scm
 "sqlite3" -> "clientmod";
 "commonmod" -> "clientmod";
-// ezstepsmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "ezstepsmod";
-"commonmod" -> "ezstepsmod";
-// gutilsmod.scm
-"iup" -> "gutilsmod";
-"canvas-draw" -> "gutilsmod";
-// envmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "envmod";
-"commonmod" -> "envmod";
-// http-transportmod.scm
-"commonmod" -> "http-transportmod";
-"stml2" -> "http-transportmod";
-"apimod" -> "http-transportmod";
-"dbmod" -> "http-transportmod";
-"testsmod" -> "http-transportmod";
-"mtargs" -> "http-transportmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "http-transportmod";
-// subrunmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "subrunmod";
-"commonmod" -> "subrunmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "subrunmod";
-// template-mod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "template-mod";
-"commonmod" -> "template-mod";
-// tasksmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "tasksmod";
-"commonmod" -> "tasksmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "tasksmod";
-"pgdbmod" -> "tasksmod";
-// configfmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "configfmod";
-// treemod.scm
-"iup" -> "treemod";
-// mtmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "mtmod";
-"mtargs" -> "mtmod";
-"mtconfigf" -> "mtmod";
-"commonmod" -> "mtmod";
-"dbmod" -> "mtmod";
-"pgdbmod" -> "mtmod";
-"rmtmod" -> "mtmod";
-"servermod" -> "mtmod";
-"stml2" -> "mtmod";
-"subrunmod" -> "mtmod";
-"tasksmod" -> "mtmod";
-"testsmod" -> "mtmod";
-// odsmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "odsmod";
-"commonmod" -> "odsmod";
 // megamod.scm
 "mtconfigf" -> "megamod";
 "spiffy" -> "megamod";
 "stml2" -> "megamod";
 "mtargs" -> "megamod";
@@ -177,24 +79,122 @@
 "testsmod" -> "megamod";
 "servermod" -> "megamod";
 "subrunmod" -> "megamod";
 "itemsmod" -> "megamod";
 "runsmod" -> "megamod";
+// subrunmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "subrunmod";
+"commonmod" -> "subrunmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "subrunmod";
+// tasksmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "tasksmod";
+"commonmod" -> "tasksmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "tasksmod";
+"pgdbmod" -> "tasksmod";
+// dbmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "dbmod";
+"commonmod" -> "dbmod";
+"keysmod" -> "dbmod";
+"files" -> "dbmod";
+"tasksmod" -> "dbmod";
+"odsmod" -> "dbmod";
+"mtargs" -> "dbmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "dbmod";
+// servermod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "servermod";
+"commonmod" -> "servermod";
+"dbmod" -> "servermod";
+"tasksmod" -> "servermod";
+"mtargs" -> "servermod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "servermod";
+// ezstepsmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "ezstepsmod";
+"commonmod" -> "ezstepsmod";
+// odsmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "odsmod";
+"commonmod" -> "odsmod";
+// mtmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "mtmod";
+"mtargs" -> "mtmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "mtmod";
+"commonmod" -> "mtmod";
+"dbmod" -> "mtmod";
+"pgdbmod" -> "mtmod";
+"rmtmod" -> "mtmod";
+"servermod" -> "mtmod";
+"stml2" -> "mtmod";
+"subrunmod" -> "mtmod";
+"tasksmod" -> "mtmod";
+"testsmod" -> "mtmod";
+// treemod.scm
+"iup" -> "treemod";
 // itemsmod.scm
 "sqlite3" -> "itemsmod";
 "commonmod" -> "itemsmod";
-// apimod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "apimod";
-"commonmod" -> "apimod";
-"dbmod" -> "apimod";
-"servermod" -> "apimod";
+// runsmod.scm
+"base64" -> "runsmod";
+"commonmod" -> "runsmod";
+"dbmod" -> "runsmod";
+"itemsmod" -> "runsmod";
+"mtmod" -> "runsmod";
+"pgdbmod" -> "runsmod";
+"mtargs" -> "runsmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "runsmod";
+"rmtmod" -> "runsmod";
+"servermod" -> "runsmod";
+"stml2" -> "runsmod";
+"subrunmod" -> "runsmod";
+"tasksmod" -> "runsmod";
+"testsmod" -> "runsmod";
+// processmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "processmod";
+// rmtmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "rmtmod";
+"ulex" -> "rmtmod";
+"commonmod" -> "rmtmod";
+"itemsmod" -> "rmtmod";
+"apimod" -> "rmtmod";
+"dbmod" -> "rmtmod";
+// commonmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "commonmod";
+"pkts" -> "commonmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "commonmod";
+"mtargs" -> "commonmod";
+// pgdbmod.scm
+"mtconfigf" -> "pgdbmod";
+"mtargs" -> "pgdbmod";
+"commonmod" -> "pgdbmod";
+// envmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "envmod";
+"commonmod" -> "envmod";
+// configfmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "configfmod";
+// dcommonmod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "dcommonmod";
+"mtconfigf" -> "dcommonmod";
+"gutilsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"commonmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"servermod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"testsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"megamod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"subrunmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"runsmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"rmtmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"dbmod" -> "dcommonmod";
+"canvas-draw" -> "dcommonmod";
+"canvas-draw-iup" -> "dcommonmod";
+"iup" -> "dcommonmod";
+"mtargs" -> "dcommonmod";
+// gutilsmod.scm
+"iup" -> "gutilsmod";
+"canvas-draw" -> "gutilsmod";
 // runconfigmod.scm
 "sqlite3" -> "runconfigmod";
 "commonmod" -> "runconfigmod";
-// keysmod.scm
-"sqlite3" -> "keysmod";
-"srfi-13" -> "keysmod";
+// archivemod.scm
+"sqlite3" -> "archivemod";
+"commonmod" -> "archivemod";
     
 }
   
 }
 

Index: rmtmod.scm
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--- rmtmod.scm
+++ rmtmod.scm
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
 ;; 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)
+(define (rmt:connect alldat dbfname dbtype)
   (let* ((ulexdat    (or (alldat-ulexdat alldat)
 			 (rmt:setup-ulex alldat))))
-    (ulex:connect ulexdat dbfname)))
+    (ulex:connect ulexdat dbfname dbtype)))
 
 ;; setup the remote calls
 (define (rmt:setup-ulex alldat)
   (let* ((new-ulexdat (ulex:setup))) ;; establish connection to ulex
     (alldat-ulexdat-set! alldat new-ulexdat)

Index: ulex/ulex.scm
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--- ulex/ulex.scm
+++ ulex/ulex.scm
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@
 		(setup))))
 	(setup-as-captain udata)) ;; this saves the thread to captain-thread and starts the thread
     ))
 
 ;; connect to a specific dbfile
-(define (connect udata dbfname)
+(define (connect udata dbfname dbtype)
   udata)
 
 (define (ping udata host-port)
   (let ((cookie (make-cookie udata)))
     (send udata host-port 'ping "just pinging" (current-seconds))