Dear Bea,
org.basex.core.BaseXException: Database could not be dropped. at org.basex.core.Proc.execute(Proc.java:75)
It seems as if your database is still opened; feel free to send us a runnable example of your code/xml files whic reproduced the issue.
Another question, what would happen if I create a lot of news DB with the same name and i don't drop them?
Your old database will be closed and dropped before the new database is created.
Hope this helps, Christian