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Create a dbase database at runtime

The following procedure may be especially useful for temporary tables: procedure MakeDataBase; begin with TTable.Create(nil) do begin DatabaseName := 'c:\temp'; (* alias *) TableName := 'test.dbf'; TableType := ttDBase; with FieldDefs do begin Add('F_NAME', ftString,20,false); Add('L_NAME', ftString,30,false); end; CreateTable; { create a calculated index } with IndexDefs do begin Clear; { don't forget ixExpression in calculated indexes! } AddIndex('name','Upper(L_NAME)+Upper(F_NAME)',[ixExpression]); end; end; end;