How to set namespaces via properties file at database creation time

[Jacobus Geluk]

Hi, I would like to set database.namespaces in the database properties file at creation time so that I do not have to call "stardog-admin namespace add" dozens of times (which is pretty time consuming).

I tried this:

---- snippet from properties file ----

database.namespaces = \

    owl=http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl# , \

    rdfs=http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# , \

    xsd=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema# , \

    rdf=http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

-----

But then I get this warning:

WARNING: Following options cannot be set at creation time and/or contradict with other options: [database.namespaces]

What is it: it can't be done at creation time or does it contradict with something else? I hope the latter...

Cheers
Jacobus

[Stephen Nowell]

Hi Jacobus,

If you create an RDF file that defines the namespaces (even if it has no
other data in it) and load it at database creation time, it will add
each of those namespaces to your database.

-Stephen

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[Evren Sirin]

The error message is because the namespaces option cannot be specified
at creation time though there is no good reason for this restriction
and we'll relax this restriction in the future. As Stephen pointed out
the namespace definitions in files you specify at creation time are
added automatically so that'd be the easiest workaround at this point.

Best,
Evren