Creating a Database

This document shows you how to create a database for Symbian SQL.

Context

Working with databases is not possible until the database exists. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple database.

This tutorial uses code from the Basic SQL example application.

The SQL statement used for this tutorial is shown here:

CREATE DATABASE \\Basic_db.db

Steps

Declare a constant to hold the database handle:
KDatabaseName will be used when creating and accessing the database.
Example:
```
_LIT(KDatabaseName, "\\Basic_db.db");
_LIT(KDatabaseMsg,"\nCreating a database\n");
RSqlDatabase db;
CConsoleBase* iConsole;
```
The objects and constants needed to create the database are now ready.
Create the database:
You are telling Symbian SQL to execute the CREATE DATABASE command.
Example:
```
iConsole->Printf(KDatabaseMsg);
User::LeaveIfError(db.Create(KDatabaseName));
iConsole->Printf(KDatabaseName);
```
The database now exists. RSqlDatabase::Create() executes the SQL engine command that makes the actual database. You can look in the C:\ drive on the device to confirm that the database object exists.

Results

The database now exists. You can perform all the standard SQL operations on the database including creating and populating a table, querying the database, editing records and deleting the database, to name a few.

Create database example

The following code snippet is from the example code used for this tutorial:

...
_LIT(KDatabaseName, "\\Basic_db.db");
_LIT(KDatabaseMsg,"\nCreating a database\n");
...
CConsoleBase* iConsole;
...
void CBasicSqlExample::CreateDatabaseL()
    {
    RSqlDatabase db;

    iConsole->Printf(KDatabaseMsg);
    //create the database
    User::LeaveIfError(db.Create(KDatabaseName));

    iConsole->Printf(KDatabaseName);
    CleanupClosePushL(db);
    ...
    }

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