4 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/base_tab/BaseTab.cpp b/src/base_tab/BaseTab.cpp
index bc40e60..8b58ca9 100644
--- a/src/base_tab/BaseTab.cpp
+++ b/src/base_tab/BaseTab.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ void BaseTab::Refresh(){
 void BaseTab::OpenDatabase(std::string dbpath) {
   wxFileName file(dbpath);
   wxString ext = file.GetExt().Lower();
+  wxLogDebug("Here");
   if (ext == "pgn") {
+    if(!file.Exists())
+      PGNGameBase::CreateDatabaseFile(dbpath);
     base.reset();
     base = std::shared_ptr<GameBase>(new PGNGameBase(dbpath));
   }
diff --git a/src/base_tab/gamebase/GameBase.hpp b/src/base_tab/gamebase/GameBase.hpp
index 89ba278..c87078d 100644
--- a/src/base_tab/gamebase/GameBase.hpp
+++ b/src/base_tab/gamebase/GameBase.hpp
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ public:
    * @param base 
    */
   virtual void Export(std::shared_ptr<GameBase> base) = 0;
+  
+  /**
+   * @brief An additionnal static method is expected with the following signature:
+   *  static void CreateDatabaseFile(std::string path);
+   */
 };
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diff --git a/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.cpp b/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.cpp
index 147899b..9ee5038 100644
--- a/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.cpp
+++ b/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ std::string PGNGameBase::GetTag(std::string tag) {
   return ("");
 }
 
+void PGNGameBase::CreateDatabaseFile(std::string path){
+  wxFile empty_pgn(path, wxFile::write);
+  empty_pgn.Close();
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<Game> PGNGameBase::GetCurrentGame() {
   pgnp::HalfMove *pgnp_moves = new pgnp::HalfMove();
   pgn->GetMoves(pgnp_moves);
diff --git a/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.hpp b/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.hpp
index b184318..3f145ca 100644
--- a/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.hpp
+++ b/src/base_tab/gamebase/PGNGameBase.hpp
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ public:
   std::string GetFilePath() {return(file);};
   static std::string GetMovesPGN(HalfMove *m, bool needDots);
   static std::string GetPGN(std::shared_ptr<Game> g);
+  static void CreateDatabaseFile(std::string path);
 };
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