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Columns and Tables Append Methods, Name property example (VB)

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Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

The following code demonstrates how to create a new table.

 
' BeginCreateTableVB 
Sub Main() 
 On Error GoTo CreateTableError 
 
 Dim tbl As New Table 
 Dim cat As New ADOX.Catalog 
 
 ' Open the Catalog. 
 cat.ActiveConnection = "Provider='Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0';" & _ 
 "Data Source='c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\" & _ 
 "Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb';" 
 
 tbl.Name = "MyTable" 
 tbl.Columns.Append "Column1", adInteger 
 tbl.Columns.Append "Column2", adInteger 
 tbl.Columns.Append "Column3", adVarWChar, 50 
 cat.Tables.Append tbl 
 Debug.Print "Table 'MyTable' is added." 
 
 'Delete the table as this is a demonstration. 
 cat.Tables.Delete tbl.Name 
 Debug.Print "Table 'MyTable' is deleted." 
 
 'Clean up 
 Set cat.ActiveConnection = Nothing 
 Set cat = Nothing 
 Set tbl = Nothing 
 Exit Sub 
 
CreateTableError: 
 
 Set cat = Nothing 
 Set tbl = Nothing 
 
 If Err <> 0 Then 
 MsgBox Err.Source & "-->" & Err.Description, , "Error" 
 End If 
End Sub 
' EndCreateTableVB