*            the dataCount to set
     */
    public final void setDataCount ( int dataCount ) {
        this.dataCount = dataCount;
    }


    /**
     * @param buffer
     */
    public void setBuffer ( byte[] buffer ) {
        this.txn_buf = buffer;
    }


    /**
     * @return the txn_buf
     */
    public byte[] releaseBuffer () {
        byte[] buf = this.txn_buf;

     */
    public final void setMaxDataCount ( int maxDataCount ) {
        this.maxDataCount = maxDataCount;
    }


    /**
     * @param buffer
     */
    public void setBuffer ( byte[] buffer ) {
        this.txn_buf = buffer;
    }


    /**
     * @return the txn_buf
     */
    public byte[] releaseBuffer () {
        byte[] buf = this.txn_buf;

                req.maxBufferSize = snd_buf_size;
                resp.reset();

                try {
                    BufferCache.getBuffers( req, resp );

                    /* 
                     * First request w/ interim response
                     */ 

                    req.nextElement();