Megatest

			((-1) "monitor.db")
			((0) "main.db")
			(else (conc run-id ".db")))
		      #f)))
    (handle-exceptions
     exn
     (begin
       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: Couldn't create path to " dbdir)
       (exit 1))
     (if (not (directory? dbdir))(create-directory dbdir #t)))
    (if fname
	(conc dbdir "/" fname)
	dbdir)))

;; -1 => monitor.db

			     #f)))))
    (if db
	db ;; merely return the already opened db
	(let* ((dbfile (areadb:dbfile-path areadat run-id)) ;; not already opened, so open it
	       (db     (if (file-exists? dbfile)
			   (open-database dbfile)
			   (begin
			     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: I was asked to open " dbfile ", but file does not exist or is not readable.")
			     #f))))
	  (case run-id
	    ((-1)(areadat-monitordb-set! areadat db))
	    ((0) (areadat-maindb-set!    areadat db))
	    (else (rundat-db-set!        rundat  db)))
	  db))))

			       (let ((id  (list-ref row 0))
				     (dat (apply make-rundat (append row (list #f #f))))) ;; add placeholders for tests and db
				 (print row)
				 (hash-table-set! runs id dat))))
	       (sql maindb (conc "SELECT id,"
				 (string-intersperse keys "||'/'||")
				 ",runname,state,status,event_time FROM runs WHERE state != 'deleted';")))
	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: no main.db found at "  (areadb:dbfile-path areadat 0)))
    areadat))

;; given an areadat and target/runname patt fill up runs data
;;
;; ?????/

;; given a list of run-ids refresh/retrieve runs data into areadat