problems opening database

[rand valentine]

 okay, once more, before i go crazy:

a. i am using runrev 2.0.1, mac os 9.2.2, vxcmd 1.9.8b4

b. i have a perfectly good valentina database, named

nishnaabemwin061803.vdb

c. the path to it is:

/MacintoshHD/Nishnaabemwin/

d. to open the database, i use the command:

put 
valentina("open_database","/MacintoshHD/Nishnaabemwin/nishnaabemwin061803.vd
b") into theDatabase

 I always get error -35. What am I doing wrong?

thanks.

rand