--- modules/gmysqlbackend/gmysqlbackend.cc.orig	Tue Dec 17 10:56:43 2002
+++ modules/gmysqlbackend/gmysqlbackend.cc	Tue Dec 17 11:01:33 2002
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@
 
 gMySQLBackend::gMySQLBackend(const string &mode, const string &suffix)  : GSQLBackend(mode,suffix)
 {
+  const string dbname = getArg ("dbname");
+  const string host   = getArg ("host");
+  const string socket = getArg ("socket");
+  const string user   = getArg ("user");
+  const string passwd = getArg ("password");
+
   try {
-    setDB(new SMySQL(getArg("dbname"),
-		  getArg("host"),
-		  getArg("socket"),
-		  getArg("user"),
-		  getArg("password")));
-    
+    setDB(new SMySQL(dbname, host, socket, user, passwd));
   }
   
   catch(SSqlException &e) {