@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ private void init(String Path){
         else path = path.replace("/", PathSeparator);
 
         if (!path.endsWith(PathSeparator)) path += PathSeparator;
+        
+        
+      //Special case for relative paths
+        if (path.startsWith(".")){ 
+            try{
+                init(new java.io.File(path + name).getCanonicalPath());
+            }
+            catch(Exception e){
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Path.");
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 
 
@@ -377,26 +377,42 @@ else if (driver.equals("DB2")){
 
         return rs;
     }
+
+
+//  //**************************************************************************
+//  //** cancel
+//  //**************************************************************************  
+//  /** Cancels the current query and closes the recordset.
+//   */
+//    public void cancel(){
+//        State = 0;
+//        close();
+//    }
 
-    
+
   //**************************************************************************
-  //** Close
+  //** close
   //**************************************************************************  
-  /**  Closes the Recordset freeing up database and jdbc resources.   */
-    
+  /** Closes the Recordset freeing up database and jdbc resources.   
+   */
     public void close(){
 
 
       //Close recordset
         try{
             if (State==1) executeBatch();
             if (rs!=null) rs.close();
-            if (stmt!=null) stmt.close();
+            if (stmt!=null){
+                try{ stmt.cancel(); }
+                catch(Exception e){}
+                try{ stmt.close(); }
+                catch(Exception e){}
+            }
         }
         catch(SQLException e){
             e.printStackTrace();
             SQLException ex = e.getNextException();
-            ex.printStackTrace();
+            if (ex!=null) ex.printStackTrace();
         }