Creating a Database Programmatically

Please note:

The only use I can imagine for this is if you’ve tested to see if the databaseexists and it doesn’t – which in itself, suggests something is wrong. I would usuallyexpect the database to be designed and created prior to use of the program, since youdon’t want multiple copies of the database and this code won’t work once the databaseexists.

This code was based on code found @:www.freevbcode.com

Private FunctionCreateAccessDatabase(ByValDatabaseFullPathAs String) As Boolean DimblnSuccessAs Boolean Try 'Make sure the folder 'provided in the path exists. If file name w/o path'is specified, the database will be created in your 'application folder.mstrCreateTable ="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DataSource="& DatabaseFullPathadoxCat.Create(mstrCreateTable) 'name table, append fields to tableadoxTable.Name ="Witnesses"adoxTable.Columns.Append("LastName",ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar, 40)adoxTable.Columns.Append("FirstName",ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar, 20)adoxTable.Columns.Append("Age", ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adInteger) 'append tables to databaseadoxCat.Tables.Append(adoxTable) 'internal index on two fieldsadoxIndex.Name ="TwoColumnsIndex" 'name of index adoxIndex.Columns.Append("LastName")adoxIndex.Columns.Append("Age")adoxTable.Indexes.Append(adoxIndex)blnSuccess =True CatchExcepAsSystem.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException blnSuccess =False 'do whatever else you need to do here, log,'msgbox etc. FinallyadoxCat =Nothing End Try ReturnblnSuccess End Function Private SubbtnCreateDatabase_Click(ByValsenderAsSystem.Object,ByVal eAsSystem.EventArgs)HandlesbtnCreateDatabase.Click