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+### Building the SQLite DB
+Run `sportdb build` in the directory that has `Datafile`.
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+Correspondence on the topic can be found at [this google groups topic](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/opensport/jYNVDF_QSJA/pyHWWtRqAgAJ).