Creating DBF file with ADOX

[EricHoward]

Has anyone out there had any success in creating a .DBF file through ADOX? My biggest need right now is to create additional records in an existing database. You're help is greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance,

Eric Howard
Synergis Technologies

[vin]

Dear Eric,

What you need is a OLEDB Provider that have all ADOX interfaces implemented. Currently on the scene there are two of them that worth it.

The first one is advantage oledb provider.

"The Advantage OLE DB Provider creates a seamless interface between Advantage Database Server and any data access platform or development environment that can use Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) or OLE DB directly..."

here is url:

http://www.advantagedatabase.com/ADS/Buy+Now/_Free+Downloads.htm#client

The other one you may want to try is Apollo provider from vista software:

http://www.vistasoftware.com/apollo_asp.asp

I personally prefer advantage as they have implemented sql engine, single as well as multiple order indexes etc.

Also they have a killer uility named Advantage Database Architect. You can open dbf's with and manuipulate it in an interface similar to the access i.e. you can write sql quieries etc.

I am not sure if they have done ADOX to the full yet but I am sure that you can create dbf's structures and index using sql statements "CREATE TABLE.." etc.

If I can help you drop me a message.



Valery Iskarov Nikolov
http://listen.to/quark

[Iouri]

Connection for dbf
example

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim sConn As String

sConn = "Driver={Microsoft dBASE Driver (*.dbf)};DriverID=277;Dbq=" & DBFPATH & ";"

Set cnD = New ADODB.Connection
cnD.ConnectionString = sConn
cnD.Open sConn
Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
If Err.Number = -2147467259 Then
MsgBox "Unspecified error"
End
Else
MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
End If



after thast I believe you canexecute SQL to CREATE TABLE on the connection object


cnD.Execute sSQL


Iouri Boutchkine
iouri@hotsheet.com