problems opening database

[Robert Brenstein]

>  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

try

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

You are passing the pathname in Rev's universal format. However, 
Valentina requires platform-specific format.

Robert