How to generate a new MS access file programmatically

Question

I have looked far and wide, in the deepest darkest corners of the internet, but for the life of me, I can not find the correct way to open a NEW Access file and then using vb.net to write data in the database..

The keywords here are NEW database, I don't want to open an existing file.

Is this even possible?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I have finally found the way, thanks to a co-worker of mine

Neither ADO.NET nor ActiveX Data Object (ADO) provides the means to create Microsoft Access Database. However, we can create Access databases by using the Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider and Microsoft ADO Ext. 2.7 for DDL and Security (ADOX) with the COM Interop layer. To do so, select References from the Project Menu, choose the COM tab, and add a reference to Microsoft ADO Ext. 2.7 for DDL and Security; then you can use this function.

When you have done this, use the following snippet to create a database

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Public Class Form1

    Private Sub btnLoad_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
                              ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
                              Handles btnLoad.Click

        CreateAccessDatabase("C:\test\testDB.mdb")
        MsgBox("Database created")
    End Sub

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    Public Function CreateAccessDatabase( ByVal DatabaseFullPath As String) As Boolean
        Dim bAns As Boolean
        Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog()
        Try

            Dim sCreateString As String
            sCreateString =_ 
                           "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & _
                           DatabaseFullPath
            cat.Create(sCreateString)

             bAns = True

        Catch Excep As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
             bAns = False

        Finally
            cat = Nothing
        End Try
        Return bAns
    End Function
End Class

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