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[[Category:Beginner]]
[[Category:GUI]]
[[Category:XQuery]]
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Select ''Database'' → ''New'' and browse to an XML document of your choice. As an example, you can start with the {{Code|factbook.xml}} document, which contains statistical information on the worlds' countries. It is included in our official releases and can also be [http://files.basex.org/xml/factbook.xml downloaded] (1.3 MB). If you type nothing in the input field, an empty database will be created. Next, choose the ''OK'' button, and BaseX will create a database that you can visually explore and query.
If no XML document is available, the [[#Text Editor|Text Editor]] can also be used to create an initial XML document. After saving the entered XML document to harddisk, it can be specified supplied as database input in the above dialog.
=Input Bar=
=Text Editor=
The powerful text editor can be used to type in write and edit [[XQuery]] expressionscode (simple queries, modules), XML documents, [[Commands#Basics|Command Scripts]], XML documents, or and any other text files. Query textual files : * XQuery and XML documents command scripts can be started '''executed''' by clicking on the green triangle. They * XQuery, XML and JavaScript will be '''syntax highlighted'''.* XQuery and XML will automatically '''parsed ''' with each key click, and '''errors ''' will be highlighted. Various Numerous [[Shortcuts|keyboard shortcuts]] are available to speed up editing and debugging. ==Project View== The Project View is attached to the editor panel. It displays all files of the current project directory in a tree structure. Files can be renamed and deleted by right-clicks on the files. The project directory can be changed by clicking on the button with the three dots <code>...</code> in the upper left corner of the project view panel. Erroneous XQuery modules, and all queries importing these modules, will be highlighted. Highlighting can be disabled in the GUI preferences dialog.
=Realtime Options=
=Changelog=
;Version 8.4
* Added: highlighting of erroneous XQuery modules in the project view.
;Version 8.0
* Updated: support for dark look and feels; support for JTatto library
