diff --git a/I18N Commander/DataModel/Setup.cs b/I18N Commander/DataModel/Setup.cs
index 2b87b24..6144126 100644
--- a/I18N Commander/DataModel/Setup.cs	
+++ b/I18N Commander/DataModel/Setup.cs	
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ public static class Setup
         Setup.usedDataFile = path2DataFile;
         serviceCollection.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options => options.UseSqlite($"Filename={path2DataFile};Mode={(createWhenNecessary ? DB_READ_WRITE_CREATE_MODE : DB_READ_WRITE_MODE)};"), ServiceLifetime.Transient);
     }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create the database instance from the given path.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static DataContext CreateDatabaseInstance(string path2DataFile, bool createWhenNecessary = true)
+    {
+        // Store the path to the database:
+        Setup.usedDataFile = path2DataFile;
+        
+        // Create a database builder:
+        var builder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<DataContext>();
+        
+        // Add the database configuration to the builder:
+        builder.UseSqlite($"Filename={path2DataFile};Mode={(createWhenNecessary ? DB_READ_WRITE_CREATE_MODE : DB_READ_WRITE_MODE)};");
+        
+        // Next, construct the database context:
+        var dbContext = new DataContext(builder.Options);
+        return dbContext;
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets up the DI & db context ready for the EF tooling.