I'm a total noob trying to create a blank MS Access database using VBA in Excel. I want to name the new database "tblImport". This is the code I´m using:
   Sub makedb()
   Dim accessApp As Access.Application
   Set accessApp = New Access.Application
   accessApp.DBEngine.CreateDatabase "C:\tblImport.accdb", dbLangGenera
   accessApp.Quit
   Set accessApp = Nothing
   End Sub
I get the following error message:
"Run Time Error 3001: Application Defined or Object Defined Error"
What can I do?
Step 1 : Start by opening MS – Access. Step 2 : Select Blank Database. Step 3 : In the file name field enter a name for the database. Step 4 : Clickl Create.
Way 1: Create Access database with templates. Way 2: Create a blank Access database with “Blank database” or “Blank Web database” command. Way 3: Import existing data into Microsoft Access and save as Access database.
The name of the locale constant in the CreateDatabase method is wrong:
This: accessApp.DBEngine.CreateDatabase "C:\tblImport.accdb", dbLangGenera
Should be:accessApp.DBEngine.CreateDatabase "D:\tblImport.accdb", DB_LANG_GENERAL
Change that and your code should work. (It does for me at least).
Old Question. Here are my two cents. You have a typo...
dbLangGenera should be dbLangGeneral
More about it in Workspace.CreateDatabase Method (DAO)
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Try this. This works.
Sub makedb()
    Dim accessApp As Access.Application
    Set accessApp = New Access.Application
    accessApp.DBEngine.CreateDatabase "C:\tblImport.accdb", dbLangGeneral
    accessApp.Quit
    Set accessApp = Nothing
End Sub
EDIT: Will delete this answer and post it as a comment once the post is closed.
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