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full-text index available for attributes (is 'contains' applicable to attributes)?
by Patrick Schäfer 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi, I wonder if the full-text index is also available to attribute nodes: XQuery-Expression: for $i in //*:identifier[contains(@*:value,'nc1n2[C@H]')] return $i Query executed in 4106.57 ms. I also tried: for $i in //*:identifier[@*:value contains text 'nc1n2[C@H]'] return $i Query executed in 22350.34 ms. The full-test was activated using the console: > create index fulltext Index created in 562.23 ms. > OPTIMIZE Database optimized in 27349.05 ms. > SET FTINDEX Full-Text Index: ON Thank you Patrick

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Adding xml to an embedded database collection
by Charles F. Munat 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Note: I am working in Scala. I want to be able to create new XML documents based on input from a Web-based form, then add them to a Collection in an embedded instance of BaseX programmatically. So if I have a collection called "Persons" and XML in memory thus: <person id="df802f63-f5b9-4b28-951e-aa2c8d7220dd"> <name>Chas</name> <gender>Male</gender> </person> (or as a String, if that's necessary -- Scala allows inline XML). I want this db stored not in my home directory, but in WEB-INF/db. So how do I use CreateDB(input, name) to create the db where I want it? What do I provide for the input? Must I have an XML file already? What is the relationship between that file and the DB, and how does this differ from a collection? Can anyone point me to a spot in the documentation where this is covered? All I can find are examples and they are confusing to me. Once I have a DB open (and maybe a collection), I want to add an XML document directly from code, thus: val xml = <person><name>Chas</name></person> or maybe val xml = "<person><name>Chas</name></person>" then Add(xml).execute(context) I've tried this but the XML disappears. How do I put this in the correct DB and collection? It seems pretty straightforward to use the console or the GUI, but the documentation on embedded use is pretty sparse. Is anyone else using BaseX in embedded mode? Is there documentation somewhere (or more examples) that I've missed? Thanks. I am thinking about using BaseX for persistence by converting objects to/from XML using XStream: http://xstream.codehaus.org/index.html Should be interesting. TIA, Chas.

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Re: [basex-talk] BaseX-Talk Digest, Vol 7, Issue 6
by Patrick Schäfer 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi Christian, thank you for the response. The error occurs every time I try to import the folder when using version 6.1. Using version 6.1.9 it doesn't throw an error but it just quits. INFO DB gives me: Database Properties Name: tu Size: 4546 Bytes Nodes: 1 Height: 0 Database Creation Source Path: /home/tuscreen/cml Time Stamp: 29.05.2010 08:02:54 Input Size: 0 Bytes Encoding: UTF-8 Documents: 1 Whitespace Chopping: ON Entity Parsing: OFF Indexes Path Summary: ON Text Index: ON Attribute Index: ON Full-Text Index: OFF Patrick > Patrick, > > thanks for your report. Have you managed to reproduce the bug (i.e., > has it occurred a second time?) As a shorthand, I'd suggest to try the > latest, stable version of BaseX, which you find at: > > http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/dbis/basex/maven/org/basex/basex/6.1.9/ > > Looking forward to your feedback, > Christian

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error importing one million documents using console
by Patrick Schäfer 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi, I am trying to import one million documents within a directory to basex using the console as described on the faq-page. The command I am using is: java -cp BaseX61.jar org.basex.BaseXClient -vc "create DB /home/tuscreen/cml tuscreen " Immediately after execution the server throws an exception: Exception in thread "Thread-6" java.lang.NullPointerException at org.basex.build.DiskBuilder.close(DiskBuilder.java:102) at org.basex.build.DiskBuilder.abort(DiskBuilder.java:88) at org.basex.core.Progress.abort(Progress.java:98) at org.basex.core.Proc.run(Proc.java:146) at org.basex.core.Proc.exec(Proc.java:109) at org.basex.server.ServerProcess.run(ServerProcess.java:128) When importing a small fraction of the data, everything works fine. Is there any way to import all documents? Thank you Patrick

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Feature Requests
by Swaminathan S 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

Hi Christian, Please find below my feature requests: 1) Support constraints (xsd validation and user defined constraints (like support for database triggers)) 2) Transaction support - a rollback feature 3) CData declarations to be retained Thanks Swaminathan Sahiram

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BaseX embedded
by Charles F. Munat 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

I'm working on a Maven web project and I'd like to use BaseX in embedded mode to store XML and XHTML documents. I've experimented with other databases in embedded mode, and generally I include a jar (hopefully via Maven, though not always), then I can use the API to create a session, create databases, collections, and documents, run queries, etc. I found the well-hidden Maven configuration to add Maven to the pom.xml file, but I am having a hard time finding any documentation or examples that show me how to use the API. The examples I have found use sockets to connect to a running instance of the database server. This is not what I had in mind. Is it the only way to use BaseX, or am I missing a more direct way? Thanks for clarification... Chas.

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Reminder about your invitation from sayali Kulkarni
by sayali Kulkarni (LinkedIn Invitations) 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

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Feature Requests?
by Christian Grün 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Hi everyone, thanks for your continuous and diligent feedback on BaseX and its development. As we are currently rescheduling priorities for new features, we invite you to give us a summary, or list, of the features you'd want to have integrated most desperately in BaseX. There is always enough to do anyway. Don't hesitate to get visionary, or greedy, though; the more serious input we get, the better we'll be able to serve everyone's needs in future. All the best, Christian ___________________________ Christian Grün University of Konstanz Department of Computer & Information Science D-78457 Konstanz, Germany Tel: +49-7531-88-4449, Fax: +49-7531-88-3577 http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/~gruen

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Passing java objects as XQuery parameters using XQJ
by Stefano Santoro 03 Jul '10

03 Jul '10

Hi, I am having trouble binding a java object to an XQuery external variable. Here is my simple java class: public class Provami { private int items; private String name; public Provami() { } public Provami(String name, int items) { this.items = items; this.name = name; } public String getName() { return this.name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public int getItems() { return this.items; } public void setItems( int items) { this.items = items; } } and here is my XQuery sample declare namespace provami = "java:Provami"; declare variable $bar as xs:anyAtomicType external; let $foo := provami:new() return element a { element i {provami:setName($foo, 'nome'), provami:getName($foo)}, element i {provami:getName($bar)} } I have tried two approaches with XQJ: 1) to create an atomic type groovy:000> otype = conn.createAtomicType(XQItemType.XQBASETYPE_ANYATOMICTYPE, new QName("java:Provami"),null) groovy:000> ixpr.bindObject(new QName("bar"), new Provami("passato", 4), otype) ERROR org.basex.api.xqj.BXQException: No mapping known for 'Provami'. at org.basex.api.xqj.BXQAbstract.create (BXQAbstract.java:128) at org.basex.api.xqj.BXQDynamicContext.bindObject (BXQDynamicContext.java:147) at groovysh_evaluate.run (groovysh_evaluate:13) ... 2) I have also tried to create an item groovy:000> itm = conn.createItemFromObject(new Provami('roba',4), null) ERROR org.basex.api.xqj.BXQException: No mapping known for 'Provami'. at org.basex.api.xqj.BXQAbstract.create (BXQAbstract.java:128) at org.basex.api.xqj.BXQDataFactory.createItemFromObject (BXQDataFactory.java:231) at org.basex.api.xqj.BXQDataFactory.createItemFromObject (BXQDataFactory.java:39) at groovysh_evaluate.run (groovysh_evaluate:13) ... Could you please advice on how I may successfully bind the parameter. Thanks Stefano

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Re: [basex-talk] Newbie questions
by Andreas Weiler 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Dear Nigel, > 1. Where is the main body of BaseX documentation? Our homepage (docs & publications), the mailing list, and the source code all serve as documentation; due to lack ofresources, we can't offer you more. > 2. I can’t see a service on my machine called “BaseX”. What’s doing > the server-side work? I’m using Windows 7. You have to start the BaseXServer in a console and then you can talk to it with your client. A service functionality which runs in the background of windows isnt available yet. > 3. The PHP example does this... $cmd = "xquery 1 to 10" which it sends > to the sever and gets a result. As far as I know that’s not a normal > valid xquery command yet it returns a result ok. I would expect $cmd = > "1 to 10" to work ok but not $cmd = "xquery 1 to 10". Do all queries > to BaseX using the PHP API have to start with the string “xquery “, > followed by the xquery itself? You have to send the "xquery" keyword to the server for identify the correct command you want to execute. There are a lot of commands additional to "xquery" (see http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/dbis/basex/commands) If you use the QueryIteratorExample you can just send the query itself, like 1 to 10, cause here you can only execute queries and no other commands. > 4. Where’s the documentation for the PHP API so I can find the answer > to the above question myself? There is a readme file (https://svn.uni-konstanz.de/dbis/basex/trunk/api/etc/) and the code files it self are documented. > 5. Is there a web-based forum for BaseX? There is just this mailing-list, but your questions will be answered really fast. I hope this helps, dont hesitate to ask for more. Kind regards, Andreas Nigel Alderton schrieb: > > Hi, I’m a BaseX newbie struggling with the basic “Hello world” type > stuff and struggling to find documentation to answer my questions... > > 1. Where is the main body of BaseX documentation? > > 2. I can’t see a service on my machine called “BaseX”. What’s doing > the server-side work? I’m using Windows 7. > > 3. The PHP example does this... $cmd = "xquery 1 to 10" which it sends > to the sever and gets a result. As far as I know that’s not a normal > valid xquery command yet it returns a result ok. I would expect $cmd = > "1 to 10" to work ok but not $cmd = "xquery 1 to 10". Do all queries > to BaseX using the PHP API have to start with the string “xquery “, > followed by the xquery itself? > > 4. Where’s the documentation for the PHP API so I can find the answer > to the above question myself? > > 5. Is there a web-based forum for BaseX? > > Thanks > > Nigel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk(a)mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

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