Application.NewCurrentDatabase Method

Access Developer Reference

Creates a new Microsoft Access database.

Syntax

expression.NewCurrentDatabase(filepath, FileFormat, Template, SiteAddress, ListID)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
filepath Required String A string expression that is the name of a new database file, including the path name and the file name extension. If your network supports it, you can also specify a network path in the following form: \\Server\Share\Folder\Filename
FileFormat Optional AcNewDatabaseFormat A AcNewDatabaseFormat constant that specifes the file format to use for the newly created database.
Template Optional Variant The name of the template to be used for the new database.
SiteAddress Optional String Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site to link to.
ListID Optional String Globally Unique Identifer (GUID) or the name of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 list to link to.

Remarks

You can use this method to create a new database from another application that is controlling Microsoft Access through Automation, formerly called OLE Automation. For example, you can use the NewCurrentDatabase method from Microsoft Excel to create a new database in the Microsoft Access window.

The NewCurrentDatabase method enables you to create a new Microsoft Access database from another application through Automation. Once you have created an instance of Microsoft Access from another application, you must also create a new database. This database opens in the Microsoft Access window.

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