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FileGuru: Important Note About Submission Of BaseX 6.5
by FileGuru 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

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Update BaseX - OK.
by basex-talk＠mailman.uni-konstanz.de 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Dear Developer, Thank you for submitting BaseX to http://www.softviewer.com Submission details: Software: BaseX Version: 6.5 Author: BaseX Page: http://www.basex.org/ Download: http://files.basex.org/BaseX.jar URL: http://www.softviewer.com/download_detail.php?softid=221864 Submit: http://www.softviewer.com/submit_soft.php Submit type: Update Submit date: 2011-01-17 16:32:15 If you would like to provide a link to SoftViewer from your site, you can find a nice buttons at http://www.softviewer.com/link_to_us.html You can link to http://www.softviewer.com/download_detail.php?softid=221864 or our homepage: http://www.softviewer.com Best Regards, SoftViewer - http://www.softviewer.com

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Release of BaseX 6.5, Homepage Relaunch
by Christian Grün 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear all, We are excited to announce the relaunch of our homepage, which now includes commercial offerings such as professional support, individual software solutions, and training courses: http://basex.org/ Next, we have released Version 6.5 of BaseX, which offers the following new features: = Storage - Text compression, shrinking text nodes up to 50% - Enhanced collection support - Backup functionality - Built-in importers: HTML, Text, CSV = XQuery - XQuery 3.0 features, including GROUP BY and SWITCH statements - New file, HTTP, database and full-text functions - Built-in Lucene and Snowball Stemming for XQuery Full Text = GUI - New TreeView visualization - Improved database management = APIs - JAX-RX now supports hierarchical paths and external variables - Language Bindings extended with query iterators Thanks to your continuous feedback on BaseX! You can be sure that the project itself will remain Open Source, no matter what. We are looking forward to your responses, Christian BaseX Team 2011

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Extremely serious issue with magically disappearing databases
by Charles F. Munat 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

I have an embedded (soon to be unembedded) Base-X database supporting a website written in Scala. I have a very basic caching mechanism. The structure of the DB is such: <data> <cache> <page>...</page> <page>...</page> </cache> <somethings> <something>...</something> </somethings> <otherthings> <otherthing>...</otherthing> </otherthings> </data> I have a huge (1000+ lines) XQuery that takes all the somethings and otherthings recursively and constructs a <page> item that includes the html content of the page thus: <page uri="/" expires=""> <name>home</name> <content> <html> <head>...</head> <body>...</body> </html> </content> </page> This page is then saved into /data/cache. The way this works is simple. The main XQuery checks /data/cache/page[@uri=$uri] If it finds an unexpired page, it returns it. If it doesn't, it looks to see if such a page exists (in pieces) in the DB. If it does, it constructs the html page, inserts it into a <page> element along with some metadata (expires, etc.) and returns that. If no such page exists, it returns a 404 error page. Beauty, eh? And it works extremely well. Until I have an error in my XQuery, which, naturally, happens all the time during development. Just to make clear, here is the Scala that runs the query (from a Circumflex web app): get("(.)*".r) = { response.contentType("text/html") val url = uri.get(0).getOrElse("/") val out = executeQuery(Rx.pageQry(url)) match { case "" => "<p>Houston, we have a problem.</p>" case page if (page.substring(0,2) == "<p") => executeQuery("delete node /data/cache/page[@uri='" + url + "']") executeQuery("insert node " + page + " into /data/cache") executeQuery(Rx.pageQry(url)) case out => out } "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" + out } What this does is very simple. executeQuery simply runs the supplied query. Rx.pageQry just loads the huge query from a file and adds the call "local:getPage('/')" with the url inserted as a parameter. Right? Then the match looks to see if nothing at all comes back (case ""), or if a page that begins "<p" comes back (meaning a newly constructed query). The default is to spit the thing out. So in case one, we're screwed. In the default case, we serve the right page *or* a 404 error page. And in case two, we get the <page> for caching. In that instance, we delete any old page that might be in the cache with that URI, then insert the new page. Then we pull the html from the newly inserted page and serve that. I hope this is clear even if you don't write Scala. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: When I make an error in the big XQuery (the one loaded by Rx.pageQry), I get an error message from Base-X with the line number and the type of error. Beauty! So I fix the error and rerun the query AND MY DATABASE IS EMPTY. That's right: the entire database has been wiped. Running a / query gives me back <data> </data>. OUCH! If this happens in production (and this app is running in production right now), I might as well step in front of a bus. What, please, could be causing the database to dump itself? This has happened dozens of times! I'm willing to send the huge query off-list if anyone thinks that would help, but I don't see how the query *failing* and destroying the database could have anything to do with the query itself. I've looked at the Scala a million times and maybe I'm missing something, but the delete XQuery is /data/cache/page[etc.]. How can this destroy anything outside of /data/cache ? As for the insert query, how can inserting *anything* into /data/cache destroy things outside of /data/cache ? Am I missing something really basic, or is there a nasty bug in Base-X? Hopefully the former, but if it's the latter, I thought you should know. Could this be related to the embedded nature of the database? Thanks! Chas.

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Is op:divide-dayTimeDuration function implemented?
by Jan Vlčinský (CAD) 16 Jan '11

16 Jan '11

Hi I am trying to use function op:divide-dayTimeDuration as declared at http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-operators/#func-divide-dayTimeDuration <http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-operators/#func-divide-dayTimeDuration>BaseX tells me either unknown namespace op, or unknown function. Is this supported by BaseX, or I shall find my own implementation written in XQuery? Jan

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Multiple 'LocalSessions' with their own opened database
by Fabrice Etanchaud 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear all, In Standard mode (Standalone server) Is it possible to have several 'LocalSessions', each with a possible different opened database ? I noticed that for each ClientSession, BaseXServer creates a child context. So in Standalone mode, is it possible to do the same and pass a child context to each LocalSession in order to run multiple queries on distinct databases at the same time ? BaseX is simply fantastic. Best regards, Fabrice Etanchaud

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Users and Permissions when running BaseX locally
by Fabrice Etanchaud 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear all, just to be sure of what I am doing... Are Users and Permissions stuff meaningless when running BaseX locally (as a library, I mean) ? Best regards, Fabrice Etanchaud

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What happened to the DeepFS menu? Was it removed?
by dmccordjr＠yahoo.com 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hello I was wondering, What happened to the DeepFS Menu in the latest Trunk. Will it be returning? How can I create a DeepFS Database. I've started to learn BaseX. Currently, I use DeepFS like a Disk catalog. Was it somehow broken? If so. What is the ChangeSet of 6.1? I'm a Java Dev. So if you can point me in the right direction. I would Appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

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Performance issues
by William Sandri 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Hello, we are experiencing a weird performance issue in function calling. In many xqueries we use, we found that calling functions slows down the execution, sometimes it even hangs "forever". I tried to drill down to the problem and I think I isolated an odd behavior. Before presenting the example code, let me summarize a little bit: inside a for-loop we call a thousand times a function passing some parameters. I declared 3 functions, 2 of which take 1 parameter and the last one takes 2 parameters. For simplicity's sake the parameter "objectId" is never used, but that doesn't affect the experiment. When I call any of the 1-parameter functions, execution takes less than 2 seconds, but when I call the 2-parameter function it runs endlessly. It seems that the combination of those two parameters is the point of performance issue. I hope you can illuminate me. Regards William Here it is an example: declare namespace xbpr = "http://www.bpeng.com/"; declare variable $amlDocName as xs:string :="aml"; declare variable $cxnDefsDocName as xs:string :="cxnDefsDocName"; declare function xbpr:testFast1($objectId as xs:string?){ let $docName := $cxnDefsDocName let $conn_typeof_target := doc($docName)/CxnDefs/CxnDef[@type="RdfsType"]/@target return $conn_typeof_target }; declare function xbpr:testFast2($docName as xs:string?){ let $conn_typeof_target := doc($docName)/CxnDefs/CxnDef[@type="RdfsType"]/@target return $conn_typeof_target }; declare function xbpr:testSlow($docName as xs:string?, $objectId as xs:string?){ let $conn_typeof_target := doc($docName)/CxnDefs/CxnDef[@type="RdfsType"]/@target return $conn_typeof_target }; let $instances := doc($amlDocName)/AML/Group//ObjDef for $instance in $instances let $objectId := $instance/(a)ObjDef.ID let $v := xbpr:testFast1($objectId) let $v := xbpr:testFast2($cxnDefsDocName) let $v := xbpr:testSlow($cxnDefsDocName, $objectId) return $v

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Re: [basex-talk] Database creation from a directory tree
by Andreas Weiler 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi David, just surround the command with quotes: java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient -c "set createfilter *" Kind regards, Andreas Am 06.01.11 20:06, schrieb David leigh: > > Andreas, > > I spoke too soon about my success. > > If I do: > > set createfilter * > > from an */interactive/* commandline, it works. > > If I do the same thing as a */passed command/* it does NOT work, BUT a > passed command is accepted if I do: > > set createfilter '*' > > Unfortunately the filter is then incorrect! > > Here's my results from the DOS console: > > */C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\OpenSongSearch\BaseX>java -cp > BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient -Uadmin -Padmin -c set createfilter */* > > */Error: Stopped at line 1, column 24:/* > > */Syntax: SET [option] ([value])/* > > */ Set global options (current values: try 'info')./* > > *//* > > */Available options [option] with value [value] = on/off:/* > > */- QUERYINFO: Display of query info/* > > */- DEBUG: Display of debug info/* > > */- SERIALIZE: Serialization of query results/* > > */- CHOP: Chopping of XML whitespaces/* > > */- ENTITY: Parsing of XML entities/* > > */- TEXTINDEX: Text indexing/* > > */- ATTRINDEX: Attribute value indexing/* > > */- FTINDEX: Full-text indexing/* > > */- PATHINDEX: Path indexing/* > > *//* > > */C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\OpenSongSearch\BaseX>java -cp > BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient -Uadmin -Padmin/* > > */BaseX 6.3.5 [Client]/* > > */Try "help" to get more information./* > > *//* > > */> set createfilter */* > > */CREATEFILTER: */* > > */>/* > > So, I'm stuck again as it appears that the parser for the "-c" option > on the command line is slightly different from the command parser on > the interactive command line. Is there another way to do this? > > Thanks! > > David > > DavidEmailSig <mailto:david@leighweb.com> > > *From:*Andreas Weiler [mailto:andreas.weiler@uni-konstanz.de] > *Sent:* Friday, December 31, 2010 04:41 PM > *To:* david(a)leighweb.com > *Subject:* Re: [basex-talk] Database creation from a directory tree > > Hi David, > > thanks a lot for your tests. > I couldnt fix the gui bug yet...but i can help you with command line... > > There is a createfilter option...it can be set with: > set createfilter * > > so all files in the folder are recognized for creating a database. > > I hope this works for now, > Happy new year, > Andreas > > Am 31.12.10 15:13, schrieb David leigh: > > Andreas, > > I just did an interesting test (using the version that the windows > installer installs: 6.3.4). > > I copied my directory tree of files and in the new copy, I gave all my > data files an extension of "xml" (previously they had NO extension). > NOW, both with the command line and the GUI, the full database is > created without any problem. To double check, I went back to the old > directory with no extensions and created a new database using a filter > of "*.*" and only 14 documents were created in the database (instead > of 5000+). > > Conclusions: > > In the command line you must have input documents with an extension of > "xml" since there is no visible way to provide a filter. > > The GUI interfaces differently than the command line with the basex > core since it can receive a filter as well as a path in the database > creation process > > The GUI filter functionality in 6.3.4 is different than in 6.1...for > me it is "broken" vs. how it works in 6.1 > > So, I think for my project to work completely, I need new > functionality: a file name filter that works correctly on the CREATE > DB statement in the command line interface. Does this sound correct > to you? > > Unfortunately, I don't have control over the extension names of my > input files as they are created by another piece of software. Until > I can do a create database in the command line, I'll have to do manual > gui-based (6.1 version) refreshes of the data or some sort of long > copy/rename process in the background. > > Thanks! > > David > > DavidEmailSig <mailto:david@leighweb.com> > > *From:*Andreas Weiler [mailto:andreas.weiler@uni-konstanz.de] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 29, 2010 11:26 AM > *To:* david(a)leighweb.com <mailto:david@leighweb.com>; > BaseX-Talk(a)mailman.uni-konstanz.de > <mailto:BaseX-Talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de> > *Subject:* Re: [basex-talk] Database creation from a directory tree > > Hi David, > > the syntax of the create command changed between the releases of 6.1 > and 6.3.4. > > In release 6.1 you have to use: > > create db C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\songpacks\Songs songs > > Kind regards, > Andreas > > Am 28.12.10 18:00, schrieb David leigh: > > Here are my command line results from 6.3.4: > > C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\OpenSongSearch\BaseX>java -cp > BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient -Uadmin -Padmin > > BaseX 6.3.5 [Client] > > Try "help" to get more information. > > > drop db songs > > Database 'songs' was dropped. > > > create db song > > Database 'song' created in 1683.61 ms. > > > info index > > Tags > > - Structure: Hash > > - Entries: 0 > > Attributes > > - Structure: Hash > > - Entries: 0 > > Text Index > > - Structure: Binary tree > > - Size: 4 Bytes > > - Entries: 0 > > Attribute Index > > - Structure: Binary tree > > - Size: 4 Bytes > > - Entries: 0 > > Full-Text Index > > - Not available > > Path Summary > > doc() 1x > > > info table > > Stopped at line 1, column 10: > > Syntax: INFO ([DATABASE|INDEX|STORAGE]) > > Show information on current database. > > Shows information on the currently opened database: > > - no argument: show global information > > - DATABASE: shows database information > > - INDEX: shows index information > > - STORAGE [start end] | [query]: show internal database table > > > info storage > > PRE DIS SIZ ATS NS KIND CONTENT > > ------------------------------------- > > 0 1 1 1 0 DOC song > > > info > > General Information > > Database Path: C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\OpenSongSearch\BaseX\data > > Used Main Memory: 895 KB > > Database Creation > > Whitespace Chopping: ON > > Entity Parsing: OFF > > Indexes > > Path Summary: ON > > Text Index: ON > > Attribute Index: ON > > Full-Text Index: OFF > > > > > So, for 6.3.4, it creates from the command line, but it's empty. The > root of that path has NO files in it. The 5861 files are in all the > subdirectories. > > Then, when I try the same syntax with 6.1, I get the following results: > > > create db songs C:\Users\David\Documents\OpenSong\songpacks\Songs > > Stopped at line 1, column 17: > > Syntax: CREATE [DB|COLL|FS|INDEX|USER] [...] > > Create database, index or user. > > Creates a new database, index or user: > > - DB [path] [name?]: > > creates the database [name] for the file or directory [path] > > - COLL [name]: > > creates an empty database [name] > > - INDEX [TEXT|ATTRIBUTE|FULLTEXT|PATH]: > > creates the specified index > > - FS [path] [name] ([mountpoint] [backingstore]): > > creates filesystem database [name] for [path] > > (using [mountpoint] and [backingstore] if FUSE is activated) > > - USER [name] [password?]: > > creates the specified user > > Summary: > > 6.1 GUI -- works as I want it > > 6.1 command line -- can't get it to create > > 6.3.4 GUI -- creates but with only 14 entries > > 6.3.4 command line -- creates, but it's empty > > I don't mind staying with 6.1, but I DO want to do everything with the > command line. > > Is the ADD syntax the same, in that I can simply specify the path and > it will recurse the whole directory tree? > > Thanks!!! > > David > > DavidEmailSig <mailto:david@leighweb.com> > > *From:*Andreas Weiler [mailto:andreas.weiler@uni-konstanz.de] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 01:29 PM > *To:* david(a)leighweb.com <mailto:david@leighweb.com> > *Cc:* basex-talk(a)mailman.uni-konstanz.de > <mailto:basex-talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de> > *Subject:* Re: [basex-talk] Database creation from a directory tree > > Additional question: That was in the GUI. I'd like to do the same > thing using the command line with the .JAR file, but somewhere my > syntax is not right. Additionally, all the XML files have NO > EXTENSION so I don't know how to specify that either in the > command line. So, any help in that area would also be appreciated. > > > Could you provide your syntax? > > The syntax should be: > create db dbname path/to/folder > > The missing extension shouldnt be a problem, i just tested it. > > > > > In the GUI in 6.1, I can create a database from a whole directory > hierarchy of 5,681 individual XML files. When I point to the same > source file directory and using the 6.3.4 GUI (which I installed with > a pre-release version of the installer), it only processes 14 files. > No error message (that I saw) was produced. The behavior that I'm > wanting is what 6.1 does. Glad to help in solving the problem. > > We will check for modifications between the releases. As quick > workaround you could try to create an empty database and then add the > documents with the Database/Add documents menu. > > Kind regards, > Andreas > > Am 28.12.10 12:55, schrieb David leigh: > > I've just installed 6.3.4 and I've noticed a difference from version 6.1. > > In the GUI in 6.1, I can create a database from a whole directory > hierarchy of 5,681 individual XML files. When I point to the same > source file directory and using the 6.3.4 GUI (which I installed with > a pre-release version of the installer), it only processes 14 files. > No error message (that I saw) was produced. The behavior that I'm > wanting is what 6.1 does. Glad to help in solving the problem. > > Additional question: That was in the GUI. I'd like to do the same > thing using the command line with the .JAR file, but somewhere my > syntax is not right. Additionally, all the XML files have NO > EXTENSION so I don't know how to specify that either in the command > line. So, any help in that area would also be appreciated. > > Thank you, > > David > > DavidEmailSig <mailto:david@leighweb.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk(a)mailman.uni-konstanz.de <mailto:BaseX-Talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de> > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

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