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dbcreate
Create a new database.
Syntax
dbcreate(options) [path\]db_name [as shorthand_name]
Follow the dbcreate keyword by a name for the new database. You may include a path name to create a database not in the default directory. The new database will become the default database.
You may use the “as” keyword to provide an optional shorthand_name or a short text label which may be used to refer to the open database in commands and programs. If you leave this field blank, a default shorthand_name will be assigned automatically. See “Database Shorthands” for additional discussion.
Options
 
type=arg, t=arg
Specify the database type: (see table below). The default is to create an EViews 7 database.
The following table summaries the various database formats, along with the corresponding “type=” keywords:
 
 
Option Keywords
Aremos-TSD x
“a”, “aremos”, “tsd”
DRIBase x
“b” “dribase”
DRIPro Link x
“dripro”
DRI DDS
“dds”
EViews
“e”, “evdb”
EViews 6 compatible
“eviews6”
FAME
“f”, “fame”
GiveWin/PcGive
“g”, “give”
RATS 4.x
“r”, “rats”
RATS Portable / TROLL
“l”, “trl”
TSP Portable
“t”, “tsp”
You must have EViews Enterprise Edition to create DRIBase and FAME databases.
 
The following options may be required when connecting to a remote server:
 
s=server_id, server=server_id
Server name
u=user, username=user
Username
p=pwd, password=pwd
Password
Examples
dbcreate macrodat
creates a new database named MACRODAT in the default path, and makes it the default database from which to store and fetch objects. This command will issue an error message if a database named MACRODAT already exists. To open an existing database, use dbopen or db.
Cross-references
See “EViews Databases” for a discussion of EViews databases.
See also dbopen or db.