How can I create the table (dbf) in my VB code

[regis]

I would like to create a table (dbf) in my code. Am able to create database (mdb) an put new table in this database but when is the time to make dbf table am not able. I will not create database but juste a table dbf.

Thanks and sorry for my english
Redg

[MikeSaunders]

I’d like to do the same thing, but for now am just sticking to writing to already made tables. If you figure out how to create DBF files, please let me know. Thanks.

Mike

[CodeBlue]

Since DBF tables are each stored in separate files, you don't actually create a database, as such, like you do with MDB files. Think of the 'database' as the actual directory you will be storing the tables (DBF files) into. Here is some code that creates a FoxPro 2.5 DBF file as well as a corresponding compound index (CDX) file. To run this code, you'll need to go to Project | References and add "Microsoft DAO 3.51".


option Explicit
Dim dbsMyDatabase as Database
Dim rstMyRecordset as Recordset
Dim idxMyIndex as Index

private Sub Command1_Click()
OpenDBF
CreateTable
CreateIndex
OpenTable
CloseTable
CloseDBF
End Sub

Sub OpenDBF()
Dim strDbsName as string

'the application directory will be considered the 'database'
strDbsName = App.Path
'open the 'database'
set dbsMyDatabase = Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(strDbsName, false, false, "FoxPro 2.5;")
End Sub

Sub CreateTable()
Dim MyTableDef as TableDef
Dim myField as Field

'create a table named TEST1.DBF
set MyTableDef = dbsMyDatabase.CreateTableDef("Test1")
'create the following table
'Structure for database: TEST1.DBF
'Number of data records: 0
'date of last update : 08/26/00
'Field Field Name Type Width Dec Index
' 1 TEXT Character 6
' 2 date date 8
' 3 DOUBLE Numeric 20 5
' 4 BOOL Logical 1
' 5 INTEGER Numeric 6
' 6 LONG Numeric 11
' 7 SINGLE Numeric 20 5
'** Total ** 73
'add fields to the table definition
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Text", dbText, 6)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("date", dbDate, 8)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Double", dbDouble, 8)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Bool", dbBoolean, 1)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Integer", dbInteger, 8)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Long", dbLong, 8)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
set myField = MyTableDef.CreateField("Single", dbSingle, 8)
MyTableDef.Fields.Append myField
'add the table to the database
dbsMyDatabase.TableDefs.Append MyTableDef
End Sub

Sub CreateIndex()
Dim tdfMyTableDef as TableDef
Dim idxNewIndex as Index

'get a pointer to TEST1.DBF
set tdfMyTableDef = dbsMyDatabase!Test1
'the index file will be named TEXT1.CDX
'there will be an index tag called PRIMARY
set idxNewIndex = tdfMyTableDef.CreateIndex("PRIMARY")
'setup the fields that will be indexed
idxNewIndex.Fields.Append idxNewIndex.CreateField("Text")
idxNewIndex.Fields.Append idxNewIndex.CreateField("date")
'add the fields to the index definition
tdfMyTableDef.Indexes.Append idxNewIndex
'create the index file
tdfMyTableDef.Indexes.Refresh
End Sub

Sub OpenTable()
'open TEST1.DBF
' FoxPro equivalent: USE TEST1
set rstMyRecordset = dbsMyDatabase.OpenRecordset("TEST1")
'activate the PRIMARY index
'which is stored in the file TEST1.CDX
' FoxPro equivalent: set ORDER to PRIMARY
rstMyRecordset.Index = "PRIMARY"
End Sub

Sub CloseTable()
rstMyRecordset.Close
set rstMyRecordset = nothing
End Sub

Sub CloseDBF()
dbsMyDatabase.Close
set dbsMyDatabase = nothing
End Sub