Index: org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlImpl.jcs
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--- org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlImpl.jcs	(revision 193000)
+++ org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlImpl.jcs	(working copy)
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     protected transient DataSource _dataSource;
     protected transient ConnectionDriver _connectionDriver;
 
-    private transient Calendar _cal;
-    private transient Vector<PreparedStatement> _resources = new Vector<PreparedStatement>();
+    private Calendar _cal;
+    private transient Vector<PreparedStatement> _resources;
 
     private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(JdbcControlImpl.class);
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@
             logger.debug("Enter: onRelease()");
         }
 
-        for (PreparedStatement ps : _resources) {
+        for (PreparedStatement ps : getResources()) {
             try {
                 ps.close();
             } catch (SQLException sqe) {
             }
         }
-        _resources.clear();
+        getResources().clear();
 
         if (_connection != null) {
             try {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 
                 returnObject = rsm.mapToResultType(_context, method, rs, _cal);
                 if (rsm.canCloseResultSet() == false) {
-                    _resources.add(ps);
+                    getResources().add(ps);
                 }
 
                 //
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 
         } finally {
             // Keep statements open that have in-use result sets
-            if (ps != null && !_resources.contains(ps)) {
+            if (ps != null && !getResources().contains(ps)) {
                 ps.close();
             }
         }
@@ -456,6 +456,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get the Vector of Statements which we need to keep open.
+     * @return Vector of PreparedStatement
+     */
+    private Vector<PreparedStatement> getResources() {
+        if (_resources == null) {
+            _resources = new Vector<PreparedStatement>();
+        }
+        return _resources;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Parse the propertiesString into a Properties object.  The string must have the format of:
      * propertyName=propertyValue;propertyName=propertyValue;...
      *