case SHELL_OPEN_UNSPEC:
      case SHELL_OPEN_NORMAL: {
        sqlite3_open_v2(zDbFilename, &p->db,
           SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE|SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE|p->openFlags, 0);
        break;
      }
    }
    globalDb = p->db;
    if( p->db==0 || SQLITE_OK!=sqlite3_errcode(p->db) ){
      eputf("Error: unable to open database \"%s\": %s\n",
            zDbFilename, sqlite3_errmsg(p->db));
      if( (openFlags & OPEN_DB_KEEPALIVE)==0 ){
        exit(1);
      }
      sqlite3_close(p->db);
      sqlite3_open(":memory:", &p->db);
      if( p->db==0 || SQLITE_OK!=sqlite3_errcode(p->db) ){
        eputz("Also: unable to open substitute in-memory database.\n");
        exit(1);
      }else{
        eputf("Notice: using substitute in-memory database instead of \"%s\"\n",
              zDbFilename);
      }
    }

    sqlite3_db_config(p->db, SQLITE_DBCONFIG_STMT_SCANSTATUS, (int)0, (int*)0);

    /* Reflect the use or absence of --unsafe-testing invocation. */
    {
      int testmode_on = ShellHasFlag(p,SHFLG_TestingMode);
      sqlite3_db_config(p->db, SQLITE_DBCONFIG_TRUSTED_SCHEMA, testmode_on,0);
      sqlite3_db_config(p->db, SQLITE_DBCONFIG_DEFENSIVE, !testmode_on,0);