SQLite: how to open existing database in memory

[Peter Haworth]

No, no name is available because you have to use ":memory" as the name to
indicate it is an in-memory db.

Maybe if you explain what it is you're trying to achieve, we can help more.

Pete
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On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Glen Bojsza <gbojsza at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the clarification...this changes the direction I need to take.
>
> In creating an in memory database can you create one with a name?
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I should have looked at your syntax more closely.
> >
> > You can't open an existing database as an in memory database.  If you
> want
> > to open an in memory database, the revopendatabase syntax is
> > revOpenDatabase("sqlite",":memory:") and it will be a brand new, empty
> > database with no tables.  The syntax you used would have created a disk
> > database file named /Users/Dev/Documents/Ratings.db3:memory: with no
> tables
> > in it, hence the error message you got.
> >
> > Hope that explains it better.
> >
> >
> >
> > Pete
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> >
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