CreateDatabase()

Creates an empty standard geographic file.

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

// Create an empty area layer for districts

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

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

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