Creating a Database

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This section explains how to create a new database for one or more existing Btrieve files.

If you wish to add a Btrieve data file to an existing relational database, please skip to the next section of this chapter, Associating a Data File with a Database.

To create a new database

1. Follow the detailed instructions in Pervasive.SQL User's Guide Chapter 2, "Setting Up Database Access."

   During the above-mentioned procedure, you will be asked to specify the location of the database. You should specify the location of the existing Btrieve file(s) around which you wish to build a database.

2. After creating the database, there are three DDF files in the same directory as your Btrieve files. These newly created DDFs are empty. You must now populate the DDFs with table definitions for your existing Btrieve files. The steps that follow will show you how to perform this task. Proceed to the next section of this chapter, Associating a Data File with a Database.