The Database Registry (bases.dat)

Unlike some modern systems that automatically scan folders, ABCD requires you to explicitly "register" a database for it to appear in the selection menu. This registry is a plain text file named bases.dat.

Location: bases/bases.dat

File Structure

The file is a simple list where each line represents a database available in the system. The syntax relies on a pipe character (|) as a separator between the internal folder name and the public label.

folder_name|Description displayed in menu