Create an MS Access Database without MS Access

Create an MS Access database file and table with ADOX

//Set a COM Reference to "Microsoft ADO Extensions for DDL and Security" (ADOX)

private ADOX.Catalog cat = new ADOX.Catalog();
private ADOX.Table tbl = new ADOX.Table();
private string db_file_path;
db_file_path = ActiveWorkbook.Path + "\\abc.mdb";
//connect to the Access database
cat.ActiveConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" + "Data Source=" + db_file_path;

//Create a table
tbl.Name = "Prospects";
// First, fields are appended to the table object
// Then the table object is appended to the Tables collection
tbl.Columns.Append "Name", adVarWChar;
tbl.Columns.Append "Company", adVarWChar;
tbl.Columns.Append "Phone", adVarWChar;
tbl.Columns.Append "Address", adVarWChar;

cat.Tables.Append tbl;

Set cat = null;
MessageBox.Show()MsgBox "Table created!";



Submission Date:  1/24/2006 6:53:56 AM
Submitted By:  Peter Bromberg
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