diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
index ff1e40ed11..1887c76056 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
true
true
+
+ true
+ true
+ true
+ true
+
true
true
@@ -1345,6 +1351,7 @@
+
diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj.filters b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj.filters
index 72f166073d..3cb46b0943 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj.filters
@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@
[1] Ripple\ripple_app\node
+
+ [1] Ripple\ripple_app\node
+
@@ -1608,6 +1611,9 @@
[1] Ripple\ripple_app\node
+
+ [1] Ripple\ripple_app\node
+
diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ffb0d8299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
+ Copyright (c) 2011-2013, OpenCoin, Inc.
+*/
+//==============================================================================
+
+class NullBackendFactory::Backend : public NodeStore::Backend
+{
+public:
+ Backend ()
+ {
+ }
+
+ ~Backend ()
+ {
+ }
+
+ std::string getDataBaseName()
+ {
+ return std::string ();
+ }
+
+ bool store (NodeObject::ref obj)
+ {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ bool bulkStore (const std::vector< NodeObject::pointer >& objs)
+ {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ NodeObject::pointer retrieve (uint256 const& hash)
+ {
+ return NodeObject::pointer ();
+ }
+
+ void visitAll (FUNCTION_TYPE func)
+ {
+ }
+};
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NullBackendFactory::NullBackendFactory ()
+{
+}
+
+NullBackendFactory::~NullBackendFactory ()
+{
+}
+
+NullBackendFactory& NullBackendFactory::getInstance ()
+{
+ static NullBackendFactory instance;
+
+ return instance;
+}
+
+String NullBackendFactory::getName () const
+{
+ return "none";
+}
+
+NodeStore::Backend* NullBackendFactory::createInstance (StringPairArray const& keyValues)
+{
+ return new NullBackendFactory::Backend;
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.h b/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7112473384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
+ Copyright (c) 2011-2013, OpenCoin, Inc.
+*/
+//==============================================================================
+
+#ifndef RIPPLE_NULLBACKENDFACTORY_H_INCLUDED
+#define RIPPLE_NULLBACKENDFACTORY_H_INCLUDED
+
+/** Factory to produce a null backend.
+
+ This is for standalone / testing mode.
+*/
+class NullBackendFactory : public NodeStore::BackendFactory
+{
+private:
+ class Backend;
+
+ NullBackendFactory ();
+ ~NullBackendFactory ();
+
+public:
+ static NullBackendFactory& getInstance ();
+
+ String getName () const;
+ NodeStore::Backend* createInstance (StringPairArray const& keyValues);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/ripple_app.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/ripple_app.cpp
index 3df7dd400c..130e11334d 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/ripple_app.cpp
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/ripple_app.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ namespace ripple
#include "node/ripple_NodeObject.h"
#include "node/ripple_NodeStore.h"
-#include "node/ripple_SqliteBackendFactory.h"
#include "node/ripple_LevelDBBackendFactory.h"
+#include "node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.h"
+#include "node/ripple_SqliteBackendFactory.h"
#include "src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMapItem.h"
#include "src/cpp/ripple/ripple_SHAMapNode.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ static const uint64 tenTo17m1 = tenTo17 - 1;
#include "node/ripple_NodeObject.cpp"
#include "node/ripple_NodeStore.cpp"
#include "node/ripple_LevelDBBackendFactory.cpp"
+#include "node/ripple_NullBackendFactory.cpp"
#include "node/ripple_SqliteBackendFactory.cpp"
#include "src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp"