try {
// open the container
RawTransaction rtran = (RawTransaction)xact;
containerHdl = rtran.openDroppedContainer
(getPageId().getContainerId(), (LockingPolicy) null);
if (SanityManager.DEBUG) {
SanityManager.ASSERT(containerHdl != null, "cannot open container");
SanityManager.ASSERT(containerHdl.getContainerStatus() != RawContainerHandle.COMMITTED_DROP,