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CreateDatabase()

Summary

Creates an empty standard geographic file.

 

Syntax

CreateDatabase(string geofile_name, string layer_type, array options)

 

Argument Contents
geofile_name The full path and file name of the geographic file to create
layer_type Point, Line or Area

 

Option Type Contents
Label String A descriptive label for the geographic file
Layer Name String The name of the layer in the file
Node Layer Name String The name of the endpoint layer if layer_type is Line

 

Example

// Create an empty area layer for districts

CreateDatabase("c:\\data\\myfiles\\districts.dbd", "Area", {{"Layer Name", "Districts"}})

 

Error Codes

Error Type Meaning
Error The geofile_name is invalid, one of the options is invalid, or a database with the same name is now in use by Maptitude

 

See Also

Function Summary
ExportGeography() Converts a geographic file between standard and compact format, or creates a new geographic file from a selection set

 

 

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