Rebuilding Northwind or Biblio db

[Brian M.]

If I wanted to create a database without using access, is it possible to write a routine to rewrite one of the dbs that ship with vb 6.0? Then write another to rewrite the fields in the blanked db? I don't have microsoft access and I am rather new to the db scene. But, I've been reading about how to assign new sections to the existing dbs, and was wanting a second opinion as to wheather or not this is a feasible alternative to creating a db with access. I am trying to build a blank db template that could be easily altered and deployed.

[pnish]

There's an app that ships with VB6 called Visual Data Manager. This lets you create new databases in a variety of formats, Access, dBase etc. You should find it under the Addins menu in the IDE. If it's not there, you should be able to find it in the VB installation directory, eg
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98

[Brian M.]

I appreciate that. I like your avatar, I can relate..

[pnish]

No worries... I forgot to mention before (if you haven't found it already), the app is called visdata.exe

[Brian M.]

Thanks, and yes I found it. When I first installed vb, I remember running it. But since my friend gave me vb, it doesn't have any help files, yet..