Cannot create database file sqlite.setdbPath

[minevbg]

I cannot create a database with sqlite.setdbPath.

Obviously, nothing else works after that.

(async () => {
  try {
    await sqlite.setdbPath('./sqlite_master.db');
    console.log('DB file created!');
}
  catch(err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
})()

Here is the error from console:

(node:19936) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Cannot set path
    at electronNodeDetection (D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:77:19)
    at D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:99:26
    at step (D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:33:23)
    at Object.next (D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:14:53)
    at D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:8:71
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at __awaiter (D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:4:12)
    at Object.setdbPath (D:\test\myproj\node_modules\sqlite-electron\cjs\sqlite-electron.js:88:12)
    at Object.<anonymous> (D:\test\myproj\out\main\main.js:23:8)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1271:14)
(Use `electron --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:19936) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process on unhandled promise rejection, use the CLI flag `--unhandled-rejections=strict` (see https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_unhandled_rejections_mode). (rejection id: 1)
[19936:0219/204913.235:ERROR:cert_issuer_source_aia.cc(34)] Error parsing cert retrieved from AIA (as DER):
ERROR: Couldn't read tbsCertificate as SEQUENCE
ERROR: Failed parsing Certificate

Same error if I try to do it with URI - sqlite.setdbPath("file:tutorial.db?mode:rw", isuri=true)

It only works fine when I try to make it in memory with sqlite.setdbPath(":memory:"), no errors and sqlite executable is running.

Any idea on how to troubleshoot this?

Electron version v28.2.3

[tmotagam]

Hello @minevbg,
Please use the API like this for create the .db file, it will create the file automatically if it doesn't exists or open the already existing file.

(async () => {
try {
  await sqlite.setdbPath('demo.db');
  console.log('DB file created!');
}
catch(err) {
  console.log(err);
}
})()

In your URI code use it like this and also read this link SQLITE URI.

sqlite.setdbPath("file:tutorial.db?mode:rwc", isuri=true)

regards.

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[awordforthat]

I'm having this same problem. This is from my main.js file:

app.whenReady().then(() => {
  ipcMain.handle("databasePath", async (event, dbPath) => {
    return (async () => {
      try {
        await sqlite.setdbPath(dbPath);
        console.log("DB file created!");
      } catch (err) {
        console.log(err);
      }
    })();
  });
  createWindow();
});

I've checked that the dbPath value is correctly passed in from the render process.

When I inspect require.main, I do see that it is undefined, which is the technical cause of the error (https://github.com/tmotagam/sqlite-electron/blob/master/sqlite-electron.ts#L26). I don't understand why this would be undefined, since this should be running in the main process.

I'm running on Windows 11 with electron v. 29.1.5.

Do you have any suggestions?