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Problem with XMLDB in BaseX 7.0.2 and 7.1.1
by Isidre Guixà 11 Feb '12

11 Feb '12

Hello I'm trying examples XMLDB to access BaseX and none of the 3 (XMLDBCreate, XMLDBInsert, XMLDBQuery) work ok. All have the same error: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.AbstractMethodError: org.basex.api.xmldb.BXDatabase.getNames()[Ljava/lang/String; at org.xmldb.api.DatabaseManager.registerDatabase(Unknown Source) at proves.XMLDBCreate.main(XMLDBCreate.java:31) I tried it in 7.0.2 and 7.1.1 versions. Is there any solution? I found the same error reported on March 2011 for BaseX users and the response of Michael Seiferlein https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/pipermail/basex-talk/2011-March/001395.html I am a Catalan teacher of computer science and I am writing a book on native XML DB access, among other products, and I intend to submit the BaseX local API and also XMLDB and XQJ. For the moment, it seems XMLDB is not possible? Kind Regards, Isidre Guixà

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letting you wait
by Christian Grün 11 Feb '12

11 Feb '12

Hi everyone, thanks for all the great feedback reg. BaseX 7.1 - and sorry for the pending questions in the list, which will be answered as soon as we're back from XMLPrague. All the best, Christian

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Collections and Documents
by J Gager 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hello BaseX Team, In reading the documentation and mail archives, it seems to me that BaseX does not support documents in terms of having a single URI referring to a single document node. For example, if I add a document using the db:add function: db:add("DB", document { <a/> }, "doc.xml") And subsequently attempt to retrieve it using the doc function: fn:doc("doc.xml") I get a FODC0002 error. This is discussed in the mail archives, and so far as I can tell this is because BaseX only works with collections. It does not really address the concept of a documents (excuse me if I am over simplifying the issue here). In other words, I am free to add more document nodes under the name "doc.xml" therefore it is technically a collection as opposed to a document. Is this correct? A fairly early mailing list thread from 2010-07 addresses a similar and suggests an alternative approach where one might retrieve a document in a collection as follows: for $doc in collection('DB') where matches(document-uri($doc), 'doc.xml') return $doc But, doesn't this run afoul of the W3C recommendation which states for the fn:docucument-uri function that: "In the case of a document node $D returned by the fn:doc function, or a document node at the root of a tree containing a node returned by the fn:collection function, it will always be true that either fn:document-uri($D) returns the empty sequence, or that the following expression is true: fn:doc(fn:document-uri($D)) is $D. It is implementation-defined whether this guarantee also holds for document nodes obtained by other means, for example a document node passed as the initial context node of a query or transformation." In other words, if document-uri is returning 'doc.xml' for a node in collection('DB') then I should be able to get that same document node using the doc function. I ask these questions because we are interested in being able to maintain XML artifacts as singular documents, and using the collection hierarchy to do things such as storing temporary and archived version of these artifacts. The approach we are taking right now assumes that there is only one document-node under each 'document'. I want to understand the limitations of the collection and document implementation in BaseX so that I don't make any wrong assumptions (as I think I already have). Finally, assuming the interpretations are correct, are there plans to make any changes in the implementation to support something more in line with the hierarchy of db->collection->document? I have seen in previous threads that you were seeking feedback on this, and I am curious to know if you still are. Is there a major drawback you see to this model that perhaps I have not considered? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks, Jack Gager Metadata Technology

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BaseX has been updated on Filecluster.com
by FileCluster Support 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

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Using the GUI to see a database created with Java
by Johann LEGAYE 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hello everyone, I have created and populated a database in my JAVA app by using it : BaseXClient session = new BaseXClient("localhost", 1984, "admin", "admin"); session.execute("CREATE DB mydb input.xml"); *I would like to see my database through the baseX GUI...* What have I to do ? If I click on Open, I don't see my database or I know it is well created : session.execute("SHOW DATABASES") ** Show Databases ** 1 opened database(s): - mydb (1x) Thanks for your help, Johann

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Use db:add from module. no updating expression allowed.
by andy 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hi! If there is a module: xquery version "1.0"; module namespace m="http://www.host.ru/xquery/m"; declare variable $m:db := "mydb"; declare function m:up() as xs:string { let $new-doc := <root-element><item>1</item></root-element> let $update := db:add($m:db, document { $new-doc }, "id1.xml") return "Result string" }; and I use it from python API or basexclient utility. Use as: xquery import module namespace m="http://www.host.ru/xquery/m" at "/tmp/test.xqy"; m:up() I get an error: Stopped at line 8, column 4 in /tmp/test.xqy: [XUST0001] Let expression: no updating expression allowed. What could be the problem? -- REGARDS, Andrey Ganyushkin

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BaseX 7.1: The XMLPrague 2012 Edition
by Christian Grün 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Dear all, three months have passed, and we are now proud to release BaseX 7.1, a.k.a. the XMLPrague 2012 Edition! These are some of the new exciting features (a full list is attached below): * GUI: the management of your databases, documents & binary files and index structure has got easier than ever before! * JSON: import, query and export your JSON data via XQuery, REST, or on command line! * Incremental Indexing: update your text and attributes index in realtime! * Enhanced Path Statistics: retrieve distinct values of location paths in constant time! * New XQuery functions to simplify database, full-text, index, and repository access * New XQuery 3.0 Features: support for EQNames, namespace constructors, etc. * Revised Command-Line API: process multiple inputs or commands in one run * Document Index: improved update performance We hope you have fun with our latest release, and we're looking forward to your feedback and seeing some of you in Prague, Christian BaseX Team _____________________________________________ BaseX 7.1 Feature List: GUI * improved document management: hierarchical view of databases resource * easier index creation/removal and database optimization * JSON/JsonML parser added * editor: updated and reopened files are reverted from disk REST * automatic XML conversion of popular content types (JSON/JsonML, CSV, HTML) XQUERY * new index module for directly accessing database index structures * new repository module to manage EXPath packages via XQuery * db:list-details() returns information on the database resources * db:content-type() retrieves the content-type of a specific database resource * ft:tokens() returns full-text tokens stored in the index * ft:tokenize() tokenizes a given input string * util:path() returns the path to the (currently executed) query file * util:time() prints the time needed to evaluate a given expression * util:mem() prints the allocated memory for evaluating a given expression * expanded QNames, computed namespace constructors COMMAND-LINE * multiple query files and -c/-i/-q flags can now be specified INDEXING * ID/Pre mapping, incremental indexing of value index structures * document index fix: correct replacement of existing documents * document index: faster updates OPTIONS * ADDRAW: add new resources as raw files if not filtered by CREATEFILTLER * MAXLEN: max. length of strings to be added to the index structures * MAXCATS: max. number of distinct values stored in statistics * UPDINDEX: turn on incremental index updates for value indexes * improved BINDINGS option CLIENT/SERVER * improved log output if query iterator is used * new ActionScript API (thanks to Manfred Knobloch!) SERIALIZATION * a project specific "newline" parameter specifies the type of newline to be used COMMANDS * modified KILL command accepts IP:port combination to specify target TRANSLATIONS * Bahasa Indonesian: thanks to Andria Arisal! * Mongolian: thanks to Tuguldur Jamiyansharav!

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export xml using xquery in php
by Nafiz Al Naharul Islam Grameenphone IT Ltd. 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

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Re: [basex-talk] XML could not be parsed - DOCTYPE
by Alexander Holupirek 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

>>> Hello everyone ! >>> >>> Can someone tell me why BaseX could not parse my xml ? >>> >>> "ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM" in the doctype could not be parsed.... >>> >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >>> <!DOCTYPE dmodule [ >>> <!NOTATION cgm PUBLIC "-//USA-DOD//NOTATION Computer Graphics Metafile//EN"> >>> <!ENTITY ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01 SYSTEM "ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM" NDATA cgm> >>> ]> >>> >>> <xmlContent> >>> >>> .... >>> >>> >>> </xmlContent> >>> >>> >>> Thank you ! >> Hi Johann, >> >> BaseX expects the file 'ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM' to be present. >> >> $ basex -itest.xml >> Creating Database... >> java.io.FileNotFoundException: /private/tmp/ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM (No such file or directory) >> "/private/tmp/test.xml" (Line 4): "ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM" could not be parsed. >> $ touch ICN-A350-A-291157-A-FAPE3-00015-A-001-01.CGM >> $ basex -itest.xml >> Creating Database... >> Indexing Text... >> Indexing Attributes... >> $ >> >> Hope this helps, >> Alex > Thanks for your reply Alexander ! > > Is there a way not to parse the doctype because If I let my .CGM file in my directory, baseX could not parse the .CGM file ? Or is there a way to take into account only xml files when creatinf the database ? > > Thanks again Hi Johann, it is related to the parser. Switching the internal parser off helps: On command line: $ basex -c 'set intparse false; create database db data.xml' Creating Database... . 158.93 ms (1108 KB) Indexing Text... . 103.98 ms (1457 KB) Indexing Attributes... . 102.86 ms (1588 KB) In GUI: http://cl.ly/272M3V3g28081y1X2i0d HTH, Alex

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a few questions about BaseX as an embedded db
by Anders Hessellund 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Hi, I am experimenting with BaseX and have so far built a little toy application that uses an embedded BaseX database. All xml-files in a certain folder, e.g., c:\myXml, is added to the database using the Create and Add commands. This works fine and I can run interesting (and efficient) queries on this. Now we get to my questions: 1. Next time I start my application, I do not want to rebuild the database so I simply connect using the Open command. How do I make sure that the BaseX representation/indexes are synched with the actual XML files in the c:\myXml folder? Does this happen automatically as a side-effect of Open or do I need to take some steps? I am particularly concerned about the case where other programs have manipulated the files when my app was shutdown. 2. Is it possible to do any parts of creating, adding, and opening concurrently? 3. Is it possible to cache results (full or partial) of XQueries? 4. Is it possible to attach schema validation? I do not mind hacking a bit. It seems like there is a SAXHandler available (new Set(Prop.INTPARSE, "false")), could I possibly override that implementation? Cheers, Anders

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