lib/xapian_db/config.rb in xapian_db-1.0 vs lib/xapian_db/config.rb in xapian_db-1.1

@@ -65,13 +65,12 @@
       end
 
       if path.to_sym == :memory
         @_database = XapianDb.create_db
       else
-        if File.exist?(path)
+        begin
           @_database = XapianDb.open_db :path => path
-        else
-          # Database does not exist; create it
+        rescue IOError
           @_database = XapianDb.create_db :path => path
         end
       end
     end
 
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