public static Hashtable getComponentMaterials( String component_in )
  {
    Hashtable materials = new Hashtable();

    init();
    if(_dbase == null)
    {
    	return null;
    }
    
    try
    {
      Statement st = _dbase.createStatement();
      ResultSet rs;

      rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT name, tritanium, pyre, isogen, noxcium, mexallon, megacyte, other FROM components WHERE name == '"+component_in+"' ;");
      
      materials.put( "tritanium", new Integer(rs.getInt("tritanium")) );
      materials.put( "pyre", new Integer(rs.getInt("pyre") ));
      materials.put( "isogen", new Integer(rs.getInt("isogen") ));
      materials.put( "noxcium", new Integer(rs.getInt("noxcium") ));
      materials.put( "mexallon", new Integer(rs.getInt("mexallon") ));
      materials.put( "megacyte", new Integer(rs.getInt("megacyte") ));
      materials.put( "other", new Integer(rs.getInt("other") ));
      
      st.close();
      
      return materials;
    }
    
    catch (Throwable t)
    {
      System.out.println(t);
      t.printStackTrace();
      return null;
    }  
  }