startDetection {
    def sql = Sql.newInstance("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/${dbName}",
        "${dbUser}", "${dbPassword}", "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver")
    rows = sql.rows("SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables " +
        "WHERE table_schema = '${dbName}' AND table_name = '${tablename}'");
    return (rows.length > 0)
}