Is it possible to test if a table with a specific name exists in a 

database and return a boolean or something to find out. I am create tables 

dynamically and having issues testing this possibility. I have created a 

field in a seperate table to change it to true when the dynamic table is 

created, but it isn't working properly. Using the error object, when the 

error occurs that the table doesn't exist, how can i capture that and 

correct the problem by creating a new table. I have the table creation in 

a sub routine called subCreateTable(). Help...



Thanks in advanced...

Ryan

I learned about the Connection Objects OpenSchema Method. Look.



'******************

' open a connection to a db

Set dbConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

dbConn.Open hitlist_connString



' *******************************************************

' * Returns a Recordset object that contains schema information. 

' * The Recordset will be opened as a read-only, static cursor. 

' * The QueryType determines what columns appear in the Recordset.

' * This is the layout of the OpenSchema Method

' * connection.OpenSchema (QueryType, Criteria, SchemaID)

' *******************************************************

Set rsSchema = dbConn.OpenSchema(adSchemaColumns)

While Not rsSchema.EOF			

	Response.Write rsSchema("TABLE_NAME") & "<br>"	

	rsSchema.MoveNext	

Wend

'*******************



NOTE:

In MS Access I couldn't use the Schema enumeration so I had to use "20" 

instead of adSchemaColumns.



With the OpenSchema Method you can find out a lot of information about the 

database schema information from the db provider. Very Powerful I think. 

Let me know if there is a better way to find out if a table in a db 

exists!!!



This is where I found out info on the OpenSchema Method...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-

us/ado270/htm/mdmthopenschema.asp





> Is it possible to test if a table with a specific name exists in a 

> database and return a boolean or something to find out. I am create 

tables 

> dynamically and having issues testing this possibility. I have created a 

> field in a seperate table to change it to true when the dynamic table is 

> created, but it isn't working properly. Using the error object, when the 

> error occurs that the table doesn't exist, how can i capture that and 

> correct the problem by creating a new table. I have the table creation 

in 

> a sub routine called subCreateTable(). Help...

> 

> Thanks in advanced...

> Ryan