<jsp:scriptlet>
        try {
            Connection con = ConnectionFactory.getConnection();
            Statement stmt = con.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
                          ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);


            String strQry = "";
            String sId = request.getParameter("_sid");

            if (sId.isEmpty())
            {
                response.getWriter().println("<h3>Invalid input.</h3>");
                return;
            }
//The next 5 lines are an experiment.  By moving them around in the block,
//I attempt to see where
//netbeans is complaining.  It doesn't seem to like the "if" statement above.
}
        catch (Exception e)
        {
        }
    </jsp:scriptlet>

    <jsp:scriptlet>
//end experiment


         //   if (request.getParameter("retrieveButton").equals("Retrieve Record"))
        //    {
        //        strQry = "DELETE FROM Record WHERE s_id='" + request.getParameter("_sid") + "'";
        //    }



            stmt.execute(strQry);

            response.getWriter().println("<h3>Record " + sId + " deleted.");
        }
        catch (SQLException sqle)
        {
            response.getWriter().println("<h3>Error:  Record not in database</h3>");
        }

   </jsp:scriptlet>