diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
index 84ef4645..1a62a37d 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ class GuiBulkImport():
         self.load_button.show()
 
 #    see how many hands are in the db and adjust accordingly
-        tcursor = db.db.cursor()
-        tcursor.execute("Select count(1) from Hands;")
+        tcursor = self.importer.fdb.db.cursor()
+        tcursor.execute("Select count(1) from Hands")
         row = tcursor.fetchone()
         tcursor.close()
         self.n_hands_in_db = row[0]
@@ -210,11 +210,9 @@ class GuiBulkImport():
 def main(argv=None):
     """main can also be called in the python interpreter, by supplying the command line as the argument.
 >>>import GuiBulkImport
->>>GuiBulkImport.main("-f ~/data/hands")"""
+>>>GuiBulkImport.main(['-f'.'~/data/hands'])"""
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
-    else:
-        argv = argv.split(" ")
 
     def destroy(*args):  # call back for terminating the main eventloop
         gtk.main_quit()
@@ -233,8 +231,8 @@ def main(argv=None):
     (options, sys.argv) = parser.parse_args(args = argv)
 
     config = Configuration.Config()
-    db = fpdb_db.fpdb_db()
-
+    db = None
+    
     settings = {}
     settings['minPrint'] = options.minPrint
     if os.name == 'nt': settings['os'] = 'windows'
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 5d04a1f9..2c33a841 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ class Importer:
                 tmpcursor = self.fdb.db.cursor()
                 tmpcursor.execute("Select count(1) from Hands;")
                 self.settings['handsInDB'] = tmpcursor.fetchone()[0]
-                tmpcursor.close()
             except:
                 pass # if this fails we're probably doomed anyway
         if self.settings['handsInDB'] < 5000:  return "drop"
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
index 27ce23da..e5d60862 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_simple.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ indexes = [
           , [ # indexes for postgres (list index 3)
               {'tab':'Boardcards',      'col':'handId',            'drop':0}
             , {'tab':'Gametypes',       'col':'siteId',            'drop':0}
-            , {'tab':'Hands',           'col':'gametypeId',        'drop':1}
+            , {'tab':'Hands',           'col':'gametypeId',        'drop':0} # mct 22/3/09
             , {'tab':'Hands',           'col':'siteHandNo',        'drop':0}
             , {'tab':'HandsActions',    'col':'handplayerId',      'drop':0}
             , {'tab':'HandsPlayers',    'col':'handId',            'drop':1}
@@ -161,12 +161,13 @@ def prepareBulkImport(fdb):
                         pass
             elif fdb.backend == PGSQL:
 #    DON'T FORGET TO RECREATE THEM!!
-                print "dropping pg fk", fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']
+                #print "dropping pg fk", fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']
                 try:
-                    fdb.cursor.execute("alter table " + fk['fktab'] + " drop constraint " 
-                                       + fk['fktab'] + '_' + fk['fkcol'] + '_fkey')
+		    #print "alter table %s drop constraint %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'])
+                    fdb.cursor.execute("alter table %s drop constraint %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol']))
+		    print "dropped pg fk pg fk %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'])
                 except:
-                    pass
+                    print "! failed drop pg fk %s_%s_fkey" % (fk['fktab'], fk['fkcol'])
             else:
                 print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                 return -1
@@ -181,15 +182,15 @@ def prepareBulkImport(fdb):
                     pass
             elif fdb.backend == PGSQL:
 #    DON'T FORGET TO RECREATE THEM!!
-                print "Index dropping disabled for postgresql."
-                print "dropping pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
+                #print "Index dropping disabled for postgresql."
+                #print "dropping pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                 # mod to use tab_col for index name?
                 try:
-                    print "drop index %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) 
                     fdb.cursor.execute( "drop index %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) )
-                    print "dropped  pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
+		    print "drop index %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) 
+                    #print "dropped  pg index ", idx['tab'], idx['col']
                 except:
-                    pass
+		    print "! failed drop index %s_%s_idx" % (idx['tab'],idx['col']) 
             else:
                 print "Only MySQL and Postgres supported so far"
                 return -1