---
name: "Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::oracleace"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-db-ace-perl"
version: "1.7.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::oracleace"
---

# Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::oracleace(3pm)

## NAME

Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::oracleace -- Unholy union between oracle GFF database and acedb database

## SYNOPSIS

Pending

See Bio::DB::GFF and Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::oracle

## SEE ALSO

Bio::DB::GFF, bioperl

## AUTHOR

Lincoln Stein \<lstein@cshl.org\>.

Copyright (c) 2002 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

### freshen\_ace

```
 Title   : freshen
 Usage   : $flag = Bio::DB::GFF->freshen_ace;
 Function: Refresh internal acedb handle
 Returns : flag if correctly freshened
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public
```

ACeDB has an annoying way of timing out, leaving dangling database handles.  This method will invoke the ACeDB **reopen()** method, which causes dangling handles to be refreshed.  It has no effect if you are not using ACeDB to create ACeDB objects.