Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvo.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvo.py	(revision 35217)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvo.py	(revision 35223)
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 
     '''
-    def __init__(self, logger, config, skychunk, ippToPspsDb, scratchDbName=None):
+    def __init__(self, logger, config, skychunk, ippToPspsDb, scratchDb):
 
         # set up logging
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
         self.skychunk = skychunk
         self.ippToPspsDb = ippToPspsDb
+        self.scratchDb = scratchDb
 
         # set up empty lists
@@ -49,9 +50,4 @@
         self.regionsIngestedButOutOfDate = []
        
-        # connect to the specified scratch database, if a name is given, otherwise use the first version
-        try:
-            self.scratchDb = ScratchDb(self.logger, self.config)
-        except: raise
-
         # we have (still) 3 modes of ingest from dvo cpt/cps/cpm files 
         # 1) dvograbber (useFullTables == FALSE),