*
* @param pCon
*/
public void prepElementBatchInsert(Connection pCon) {
CharacterData mesqData = getMesquiteCharacterData();
int numCols = mesqData.getNumChars();
int numRows = mesqData.getNumTaxa();
long matrixID = getCharacterMatrix().getId();
try {
// populate the row ids:
mRowIDs = new long[numRows];