diff --git a/database.rst b/database.rst
index 1ae163e..3991db0 100644
--- a/database.rst
+++ b/database.rst
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ env:connect(sourcename[,username[,password]])
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 Connects to a data source specified in sourcename using username and password if they are supplied.
-The sourcename may vary according to each driver. SQLite3 uses a simple database name.
+The sourcename may vary according to each driver. SQLite3 uses a simple database name::
+
+    -- get database path
+    local dbpath = string.gsub(et.trap_Cvar_Get("fs_homepath"), "\\", "/").."/"..et.trap_Cvar_Get("fs_game").."/"
+    -- connection
+    conn = assert(env:connect(dbpath .. "etl.db"))
 
 .. Some use a simple database name, like PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite; the ODBC driver expects the name of the DSN; the Oracle driver expects the service name; See also: PostgreSQL, and MySQL extensions.
 
-    local dbpath = string.gsub(et.trap_Cvar_Get("fs_homepath"), "\\", "/").."/"..et.trap_Cvar_Get("fs_game").."/"
-    conn = assert(env:connect(dbpath .. "etl.db"))
-
 Returns a `connection object <database.html#connection-objects>`__.
 
 If desired, Lua scripts can also connect to the engine memory database by the following Lua command::