Index: /trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc
===================================================================
--- /trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc	(revision 19153)
+++ /trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc	(revision 19154)
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@
 #endif
          ,           "The root file to read from")
-        ("force",          po_switch(),               "Force processing even if there is no database connection")
         ("create",         po_switch(),               "Create the database if not existing")
         ("drop",           po_switch(),               "Drop the table (implies create)")
@@ -319,5 +318,4 @@
     const size_t  max            = conf.Get<size_t>("max");
 
-    const bool force             = conf.Get<bool>("force");
     const bool drop              = conf.Get<bool>("drop");
     const bool create            = conf.Get<bool>("create") || drop;
@@ -546,17 +544,8 @@
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Checking for database connection
+    if (verbose>0)
+        cout << "\n---------------------- Connecting database -------------------------" << endl;
 
     Database connection(uri);
-
-    try
-    {
-        if (!force)
-            connection.connected();
-    }
-    catch (const exception &e)
-    {
-        cerr << "SQL connection failed: " << e.what() << '\n' << endl;
-        return 4;
-    }
 
     if (verbose>0)
Index: /trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc
===================================================================
--- /trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc	(revision 19153)
+++ /trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc	(revision 19154)
@@ -54,5 +54,4 @@
 #endif
          ,           "The root file to read from")
-        ("force",          po_switch(),               "Force processing even if there is no database connection")
         ("create",         po_switch(),               "Create the database if not existing")
         ("drop",           po_switch(),               "Drop the table (implies create)")
@@ -348,5 +347,4 @@
     const int64_t  max           = conf.Get<int64_t>("max");
 
-    const bool force             = conf.Get<bool>("force");
     const bool drop              = conf.Get<bool>("drop");
     const bool create            = conf.Get<bool>("create") || drop;
@@ -585,15 +583,4 @@
 
     Database connection(uri);
-
-    try
-    {
-        if (!force)
-            connection.connected();
-    }
-    catch (const exception &e)
-    {
-        cerr << "SQL connection failed: " << e.what() << '\n' << endl;
-        return 3;
-    }
 
     if (verbose>0)