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checking if a database has certain tables or fields

Asked by kenshaw in Visual Basic Programming

Tags: access, basic

Using just ADO (i don't want to have to include a new dll in my app) - how would i check if a local access database has:

1. certain tables; and
2. certain fields within existing tables?

If those fields or tables aren't found - how do i create them?

I basically want a routine that checks the local access database to see if its the latest version of that database.  If it can't find the tables and fields this version of the code needs - it'll add the fields and tables.

I know i can do some of this with raw SQL (i.e. creating new tables and adding fields to existing tables) - can i do it all with SQL?

how would you approach this?
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