#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Database Conection Functions
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# FUNCTION:  OpenConnection()
# DESCRIPTION: Connect to the MySQL database
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sub OpenConnection
{
    my $localtimenow = localtime(Now());
    $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn,$sql_username,$sql_password)
		or ErrorMessage("Could not connect to the database.");

    warn("Open Connection-JustBefore returning database handle: '$dbh' Current Time: '$localtimenow'");
   return $dbh;
}