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CoreDb.Create Method (String, RddFieldInfo, String, Logic, String, String, Logic, Logic)

X#
Create new file through the specified RDDs

Namespace:  XSharp
Assembly:  XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.21
Syntax
 STATIC METHOD Create(
	cName AS STRING,
	aStruct AS RddFieldInfo[],
	cRddName AS STRING,
	lNew AS LOGIC,
	cAlias AS STRING,
	cDelim AS STRING,
	lKeep AS LOGIC,
	lJustOpen AS LOGIC
) AS LOGIC
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Parameters

cName
Type: String
Name of the file to create. When no extension is specified then the default extension for the RDD will be used.
aStruct
Type: RddFieldInfo
Structure to use when creating the file.
cRddName
Type: String
Name of RDD to use
lNew
Type: Logic
TRUE opens the database file in a new work area (first available). FALSE opens it in the current work area. lNew is useful only when lOpen has a value of TRUE. The default is FALSE.
cAlias
Type: String
The alias to be associated with the work area where the file is opened. Within a single thread, X# will not accept duplicate aliases. cAlias is useful only when lOpen has a value of TRUE. The default alias is the filename without extension
cDelim
Type: String
The delimiter for fields within a delimited database file. The default is a NULL string
lKeep
Type: Logic
TRUE specifies that the file should remain open after creating. FALSE closes the file.
lJustOpen
Type: Logic
TRUE specifies that an existing database file be opened. FALSE specifies that that a new database file be opened. The default is FALSE. This can be used to open existing SDF and delimited files, which do not have a structure in the header ? in which case, an empty aStruct should be used.

Return Value

Type: Logic
TRUE when succesfull, otherwise FALSE. When an error has occurred then you can retrieve that error from RuntimeState.LastRddError.
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