diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/JDBCUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/JDBCUtil.java
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+//
+// $Id: JDBCUtil.java,v 1.1 2000/12/06 00:27:30 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.samskivert.jdbc;
+
+import java.sql.*;
+
+/**
+ * A repository for JDBC related utility functions.
+ */
+public class JDBCUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Closes the supplied JDBC statement and gracefully handles being
+     * passed null (by doing nothing).
+     */
+    public static void close (Statement stmt)
+	throws SQLException
+    {
+	if (stmt != null) {
+	    stmt.close();
+	}
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the supplied JDBC connection and gracefully handles being
+     * passed null (by doing nothing).
+     */
+    public static void close (Connection conn)
+	throws SQLException
+    {
+	if (conn != null) {
+	    conn.close();
+	}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/Makefile b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/Makefile
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+#
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 2000/12/06 00:27:30 mdb Exp $
+
+ROOT = ../../..
+
+SRCS = \
+	JDBCUtil.java \
+
+include $(ROOT)/build/Makefile.java