Thank you to all who have replied. I am sorry for not responding sooner but being retired has some advantages... I have placed the database in C:/Users/craig/My1stdb.db on a windows 10 system. I am new to SQLite, webkit and all of the other access methods. I apparently don't understand everything that I am trying to do. I have accessed the database thru JS but can't get a transaction to work. I have a breakpoint on the first function statement but that appears to be the failing point. The var db contains the version of the database so I am assuming it has been found and is open. The database contains 1 row and was built and populated using the DB Browser for SQLite tools. The code below is what I am trying to get to work but am at a complete loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated. var dbSize = 2 * 1024 * 1024; // 2MB var db = openDatabase("c:/users/craig/db/Medical.db","1.0","Medical Database", dbSize); db.transaction( function a(tx){ tx.executeSql('SELECT * FROM FAMILY', [], function printResults(tx, results){ var len = results.rows.length; msg = "<p>Found rows: " + len + "</p>"; alert(msg); } ); } );