2 files changed, 3 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Source/SPTableData.h b/Source/SPTableData.h
index 1b457ca7..05783256 100644
--- a/Source/SPTableData.h
+++ b/Source/SPTableData.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 }
 
 @property (readonly, assign) BOOL tableHasAutoIncrementField;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) SPMySQLConnection *connection;
 
-- (void) setConnection:(SPMySQLConnection *)theConnection;
 - (NSString *) tableEncoding;
 - (NSString *) tableCreateSyntax;
 - (NSArray *) columns;
diff --git a/Source/SPTableData.m b/Source/SPTableData.m
index cb98183e..27dd4ea1 100644
--- a/Source/SPTableData.m
+++ b/Source/SPTableData.m
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 @implementation SPTableData
 
 @synthesize tableHasAutoIncrementField;
+@synthesize connection = mySQLConnection;
 
 - (id) init
 {
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@
 		triggers = nil;
 		tableEncoding = nil;
 		tableCreateSyntax = nil;
-		mySQLConnection = nil;
 		tableHasAutoIncrementField = NO;
 
 		pthread_mutex_init(&dataProcessingLock, NULL);
@@ -71,18 +71,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Set the connection for use.
- * Called by the connect sheet methods.
- *
- * @param theConnection The used connection for the SPDatabaseDocument
- */
-- (void) setConnection:(SPMySQLConnection *)theConnection
-{
-	mySQLConnection = theConnection;
-	[mySQLConnection retain];
-}
-
-/**
  * Retrieve the encoding for the current table, using or refreshing the cache as appropriate.
  */
 - (NSString *) tableEncoding
@@ -1415,7 +1403,7 @@
 	if (triggers)          SPClear(triggers);
 	if (tableEncoding)     SPClear(tableEncoding);
 	if (tableCreateSyntax) SPClear(tableCreateSyntax);
-	if (mySQLConnection)   SPClear(mySQLConnection);
+	[self setConnection:nil];
 
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&dataProcessingLock);