diff --git a/lib/db.h b/lib/db.h
index ca686af..8c577f2 100755
--- a/lib/db.h
+++ b/lib/db.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef DB_H
 #define DB_H
 
+#include "util.h"
+
 #define DB_MAGIC 0xdeadbeef
 #define DB_VER 0x10
 
@@ -30,21 +32,21 @@ struct db_table
     struct db_hash *hashes;
 };
 
-int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname);
-struct db_table *db_read(char *fname);
+MY_API int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname);
+MY_API struct db_table *db_read(char *fname);
 
-int db_set_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value);
-int db_set_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value);
-int db_set_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value);
-int db_set_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key, float value);
+MY_API int db_set_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, void *value);
+MY_API int db_set_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value);
+MY_API int db_set_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key, int value);
+MY_API int db_set_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key, float value);
 
-int db_del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API int db_del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
 
-void *db_get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
-int db_get_hash_type(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API void *db_get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API int db_get_hash_type(struct db_table *db, char *key);
 
-char *db_get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key);
-int db_get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key);
-float db_get_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API char *db_get_hash_char(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API int db_get_hash_int(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+MY_API float db_get_hash_float(struct db_table *db, char *key);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/irc.h b/lib/irc.h
index 6867419..d68d085 100755
--- a/lib/irc.h
+++ b/lib/irc.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "util.h"
 #include "db.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -42,16 +43,6 @@ struct irc_conn
 
 typedef struct handler event_handler;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#ifdef MY_DLL_EXPORTS
-#define MY_API __declspec(dllexport)
-#else
-#define MY_API __declspec(dllimport)
-#endif
-#else
-#define MY_API
-#endif
-
 void irc_connect(struct irc_conn *bot);
 void irc_auth(struct irc_conn *bot);
 
diff --git a/lib/util.h b/lib/util.h
index 4060d49..db8986e 100755
--- a/lib/util.h
+++ b/lib/util.h
@@ -12,17 +12,27 @@
 #define false FALSE
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef MY_DLL_EXPORTS
+#define MY_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#define MY_API __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+#else
+#define MY_API
+#endif
+
 void eprint(char *fmt, ...);
 
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && (__GLIBC__ < 2 || (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 38)) || defined(_WIN32)
-void strlcpy(char *to, const char *from, int len);
+MY_API void strlcpy(char *to, const char *from, int len);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-char *basename(char *path);
+MY_API char *basename(char *path);
 #endif
 
-char *skip(char *s, char c);
-void trim(char *s);
+MY_API char *skip(char *s, char c);
+MY_API void trim(char *s);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mods/lua/lua.c b/mods/lua/lua.c
index a8039fb..f1972e1 100755
--- a/mods/lua/lua.c
+++ b/mods/lua/lua.c
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ int remove_script(char *fname)
 struct script_list get_scripts()
 {
     char *scriptlist = db_get_hash_char(get_bot_db(), "lua.scripts");
-    printf("dbug: scriptlist: %s\n", scriptlist);
-
-    // dbug: scriptlist: hello.lua,test.lua,youtube.lua
-
     struct script_list list = {0};
     char *p = scriptlist;
     int i = 0;
diff --git a/mods/lua/scripts b/mods/lua/scripts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b150a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/lua/scripts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test.lua
+hello.lua
diff --git a/mods/lua/scripts.tmp b/mods/lua/scripts.tmp
index d7a1022..b150a42 100755
--- a/mods/lua/scripts.tmp
+++ b/mods/lua/scripts.tmp
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-hello.lua
 test.lua
+hello.lua
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index cebfcb0..d067d18 100755
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
 {
     FILE *fp;
     int i;
+    char *fullpath;
 
     if ((fp = fopen(fname, "wb")) == NULL)
     {
@@ -19,6 +20,15 @@ int db_write(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
     db->db_magic = DB_MAGIC;
     db->db_ver = DB_VER;
 
+    // get the full path to the db file
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    fullpath = _fullpath(NULL, fname, 0);
+#else
+    fullpath = realpath(fname, NULL);
+#endif
+
+    printf("Writing db to file: %s\n", fullpath);
+
     // write the header
     fwrite(db, sizeof(struct db_table), 1, fp);
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 95b9a4f..03f099d 100755
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "irc.h"
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #else
 #include <sys/select.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
 static time_t trespond;
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ int main()
     init_timers();
     init_mods();
     // Read the config
-
     bot = read_config(bot, "xbot.cfg");
 
     // check if the db exists, if not, create it
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (access(bot.db_file, 0) == -1)
+#else
     if (access(bot.db_file, F_OK) == -1)
+#endif
     {
         printf("Creating database file: %s\n", bot.db_file);
         bot.db = (struct db_table *)malloc(sizeof(struct db_table));
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index f80e7a7..79de657 100755
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-#include "irc.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 void eprint(char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void eprint(char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && (__GLIBC__ < 2 || (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 38)) || defined(_WIN32)
-MY_API void strlcpy(char *to, const char *from, int len)
+void strlcpy(char *to, const char *from, int len)
 {
     memccpy(to, from, '\0', len);
     to[len-1] = '\0';
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ MY_API void strlcpy(char *to, const char *from, int len)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-MY_API char *basename(char *path)
+char *basename(char *path)
 {
     char *p = strrchr(path, '\\');
     return p ? p + 1 : path;
 }
 #endif
 
-MY_API char *skip(char *s, char c)
+char *skip(char *s, char c)
 {
     while (*s != c && *s != '\0')
     {
diff --git a/xbot.vcxproj b/xbot.vcxproj
index a628870..83b66f6 100755
--- a/xbot.vcxproj
+++ b/xbot.vcxproj
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="lib\channel.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="lib\config.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="lib\db.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="lib\events.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="lib\irc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="lib\module.h" />
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="src\channel.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\config.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\db.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\events.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\irc.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\main.c" />