Codename One: SQLite connection errors

I am trying to connect an SQLite database (saved in the app folder) to a picker component (accepting strings). The following is the code I used (previously advised):

Database db = null;
Cursor cur = null;
try {
    db = Display.getInstance().openOrCreate("FoodAndBeverage.db");
    if(selectItem.getText().startsWith("Still Water")) {
        cur = db.executeQuery(selectItem.getText());
        int columns = cur.getColumnCount();
        addItem.removeAll();
        if(columns > 0) {
            boolean next = cur.next();
            if(next) {
                ArrayList<String[]> data = new ArrayList<>();
                String[] columnNames = new String[columns];
                for(int iter = 0 ; iter < columns ; iter++) {
                    columnNames[iter] = cur.getColumnName(iter);
                }
                while(next) {
                    Row currentRow = cur.getRow();
                    String[] currentRowArray = new String[columns];
                    for(int iter = 0 ; iter < columns ; iter++) {
                        currentRowArray[iter] = currentRow.getString(iter);
                    }
                    data.add(currentRowArray);
                    next = cur.next();
                }
                Object[][] arr = new Object[data.size()][];
                data.toArray(arr);
                addItem.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, new Table(new DefaultTableModel(columnNames, arr)));
            } else {
                addItem.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, "Query returned no results");
            }
        } else {
            addItem.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, "Query returned no results");
        }
    } else {
        db.execute(selectItem.getText());
        addItem.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, "Query completed successfully");
    }
    addItem.revalidate();
} catch(IOException err) {
    Log.e(err);
    addItem.removeAll();
    addItem.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, "Error: " + err);
    addItem.revalidate();
} finally {
    Util.cleanup(db);
    Util.cleanup(cur);
}

However, I get the following error messages:

WARNING: Could not open/create prefs root node Software\JavaSoft\Prefs at root 0x80000002. Windows RegCreateKeyEx(...) returned error code 5.
java.sql.SQLException: [SQLITE_ERROR] SQL error or missing database (near ".": syntax error)
[EDT] 0:0:0,0 - Exception: java.io.IOException - [SQLITE_ERROR] SQL error or missing database (near ".": syntax error)
at org.sqlite.DB.newSQLException(DB.java:886)
at org.sqlite.DB.newSQLException(DB.java:897)
at org.sqlite.DB.throwex(DB.java:864)
at org.sqlite.NativeDB.prepare(Native Method)
at org.sqlite.DB.prepare(DB.java:207)
at org.sqlite.PrepStmt.<init>(PrepStmt.java:50)
at org.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.prepareStatement(SQLiteConnection.java:616)
at org.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.prepareStatement(SQLiteConnection.java:606)
at org.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.prepareStatement(SQLiteConnection.java:578)
at com.codename1.impl.javase.SEDatabase.execute(SEDatabase.java:90)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.AddItem(MyApplication.java:88)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.start(MyApplication.java:145)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at com.codename1.impl.javase.Executor$1$1.run(Executor.java:100)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.processSerialCalls(Display.java:1147)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.mainEDTLoop(Display.java:966)
at com.codename1.ui.RunnableWrapper.run(RunnableWrapper.java:120)
at com.codename1.impl.CodenameOneThread.run(CodenameOneThread.java:176)
java.io.IOException: [SQLITE_ERROR] SQL error or missing database (near ".": syntax error)
at com.codename1.impl.javase.SEDatabase.execute(SEDatabase.java:94)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.AddItem(MyApplication.java:88)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.start(MyApplication.java:145)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at com.codename1.impl.javase.Executor$1$1.run(Executor.java:100)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.processSerialCalls(Display.java:1147)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.mainEDTLoop(Display.java:966)
at com.codename1.ui.RunnableWrapper.run(RunnableWrapper.java:120)
at com.codename1.impl.CodenameOneThread.run(CodenameOneThread.java:176)
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at com.codename1.impl.javase.Executor$1$1.run(Executor.java:100)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.processSerialCalls(Display.java:1147)
at com.codename1.ui.Display.mainEDTLoop(Display.java:966)
at com.codename1.ui.RunnableWrapper.run(RunnableWrapper.java:120)
at com.codename1.impl.CodenameOneThread.run(CodenameOneThread.java:176)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Layout doesn't support adding with arguments: com.codename1.ui.layouts.BoxLayout
at com.codename1.ui.layouts.Layout.addLayoutComponent(Layout.java:64)
at com.codename1.ui.Container.addComponent(Container.java:525)
at com.codename1.ui.Container.add(Container.java:172)
at com.codename1.ui.Container.add(Container.java:201)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.AddItem(MyApplication.java:95)
at com.mycompany.myapp.MyApplication.start(MyApplication.java:145)
... 9 more

This may be due to the app not recognising the database. To clarify, where does the database file need to be saved? I have currently saved the file in the app folder. View of app folder showing where the database file (highlighted) is saved.

That isn't the right place where the database should be stored. If you need the database shipped with your app e.g. this from here:

Some SQLite apps ship with a "ready made" database. We allow you to replace the DB file by using the code:

String path = Display.getInstance().getDatabasePath(“databaseName”);

You can then use the FileSystemStorage class to write the content of your DB file into the path. Notice that it must be a valid SQLite file!

The physical location is under the .cn1 directory in the users home dir. The java.home value for your OS.