assert in_is_xpaths

            in_db = connect_db(in_db_config)

            cur = sql.select(in_db, table=in_root, fields=None, conds=None,

                limit=end, start=0)

            row_ct = map_table(list(sql.col_names(cur)), sql.rows(cur))

        import db_xml

        out_db = connect_db(out_db_config)

        try:

            if redo: sql.empty_db(out_db)

            row_ins_ct_ref = [0]

                    try:

                        sql.with_savepoint(out_db,

                            lambda: db_xml.put(out_db, root.firstChild,

                        if commit: out_db.db.commit()

                    except sql.DatabaseErrors, e: on_error(e)

                prep_root()