Megatest

	    (if (and (not dbexists)
		     *db-write-access*) ;; did not have a prior db and do have write access
		(db:multi-db-sync #f 'old2new))  ;; migrate data from megatest.db automatically
	    dbdat)))))

;; Make the dbstruct, setup up auxillary db's and call for main db at least once
;;
;; called in http-transport and replicated in rmt.scm for *local* access. 
;;
(define (db:setup run-id #!key (local #f))
  (let* ((dbdir    (db:dbfile-path #f)) ;; (conc (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") "/.db"))
	 (dbstruct (make-dbr:dbstruct path: dbdir local: local)))
    dbstruct))

;; open the local db for direct access (no server)
;;
(define (db:open-local-db-handle)
  (or *dbstruct-db*
      (let ((dbstruct (db:setup #f local: #t)))
	(set! *dbstruct-db* dbstruct)
	dbstruct)))
	  
;; Open the classic megatest.db file in toppath
;;
(define (db:open-megatest-db)
  (let* ((dbpath       (conc *toppath* "/megatest.db"))
	 (dbexists     (file-exists? dbpath))
	 (db           (db:lock-create-open dbpath
					    (lambda (db)