Ok, thanks!

My requirement is that in a locally installed product that uses BaseX to store content I need to read a database(s) containing new/changed documents from (preferrably) an upgrade/ - folder and add/replace documents in the existing database(s) in the DBPATH - dir.

I guess I'll move the database into DBPATH, install the updates, and then drop the database(s) containing the upgrades.

Ketill Fenne

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Christian Grün <christian.gruen@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Ketill,

> Maybe this has been answered before, but is it possible to open and read a
> database located outside DBPATH?

Sorry, no. Currently, what you can do is..

* set DBPATH via system properties before starting BaseX [1],
* create symbolic links in your database directory, or
* copy your databases in the db directory..

But I'm not sure if any of these options meets your requirements?
Christian

[1] http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Options