int query(const char * const qrstr)
{
	printf("in query %s\n",qrstr);
	MYSQL *db_mysql = NULL; /* see man for mysql_init */       
	db_mysql = mysql_init(db_mysql);
        if ( db_mysql == NULL ) {
            /*** ERROR ***/
            return EXIT_FAILURE; 
        }
	if (!mysql_real_connect(db_mysql,"localhost","user",NULL,"retail",0,NULL,0))
	{
		printf("Failed to connect to database: Error: %s\n",
			   mysql_error(db_mysql));
	}
	printf("Exec Query: %s, %i\n",qrstr,sizeof(qrstr));