;;     (filedb:get-path db id)))

;; NB// #f => return dbdir only
;;      (was planned to be;  zeroth db with name=main.db)
;; 
;; If run-id is #f return to create and retrieve the path where the db will live.
;;
(define (db:dbfile-path . junk) ;;  run-id)
  (let* ((dbdir           (common:get-db-tmp-area)))
(define db:dbfile-path common:get-db-tmp-area)
    (handle-exceptions
     exn
     (begin
       (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Couldn't create path to " dbdir)
       (exit 1))
     (if (not (directory? dbdir))(create-directory dbdir #t)))
    dbdir))

(define (db:set-sync db)
  (let ((syncprag (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "sychronous")))
    (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = " (or syncprag 0) ";")))) 

;; open an sql database inside a file lock
;; returns: db existed-prior-to-opening