Re-using a PreparedStatement in a batch update

Question

Can I use a PrepatedStatement to add to a batch for a delete and then recreate the same PreparedStatement to do a bunch of inserts and have all the database work be done when executeBatch() is called?
Or do I need a seperate PreparedStatement for my deletes and inserts?
// Add the delete old records SQL to the batch
String sql = "DELETE FROM LWOS422A WHERE RPMTRX=? AND RPVERS=? AND RPRPSC=?";
PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
ps.setObject(1, primaryValues[0]);
ps.setObject(2, primaryValues[1]);
ps.setObject(3, primaryValues[2]);
ps.addBatch();
// Add the insert of all new records to the batch
sql = "INSERT INTO LWOS422A VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
ps = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
for (int r=0; r<getRowCount(); r++) {
   for (int c=0; c<getColumnCount(); c++) {
      ps.setObject(c+1, getValueAt(r, c));
   ps.addBatch();
ps.executeBatch();
connection.commit()

Answer 1

unfortunately no. when you issue the con.prepareStatement for the second time, all the batches from the first prepared statement lost. You will have to make 2 different batched prepared statements or change to statement objects.
Jamie