Create an Access Database with dotNet?

[JasonP]

I got a reply on this question (posted below) but it did not answer my
question at all. In VB6 I used ADOX to create an Access *database* (that is,
a file; I am not concerned with constructing the table at this point) with
the following code:

cat = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog") 'New ADOX.Catalog
cat.Create("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & "Data Source=" &
Server_or_FileName)

What I want to know is: is there a way (and if so, what is it?) to do this
using dotnet native namespaces? I don't want to do late-binding, and I don't
want to import VB6 com references. I certainly *can*, and I already know how
to do that, but I would prefer to use a native dotnet method if it is
available.

Thanks!

[Val Mazur]

Hi,

No, there is no native .NET way to create Access database.

--
Val Mazur
Microsoft MVP

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[Paul Clement]

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:56:05 -0500, "JasonP" <jas...@i.com> wrote:

¤ I got a reply on this question (posted below) but it did not answer my

I probably posted the reply to your original message after your follow-up, but the bottom line is
that you have to continue to use ADOX (or DAO).

As Val confirmed, there is no native method.

Paul ~~~ pcle...@ameritech.net
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)

[JasonP]

Thanks for the scoop guys.

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[Jim Ferguson]

The minimum size of an empty MDB is pretty small. As a workaround I
would simply distribute an empty MDB with my app (it can have any name
you like.) Treat it like any other required application data file.
When you want to create a "new" database simply copy this file onto a
new name. This will work fine as long as the database doesn't need to
be created with a specific security context.

-- Jim Ferguson, FMS
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