In this lesson, you create a database file to hold your database. The database file contains system tables and other system objects that are common to all databases; later you will add tables.

To create a new database file

1. Start Sybase Central.

2. Choose Tools » SQL Anywhere 11 » Create Database.

3. Read the information on the Welcome page, and then click Next.

4. Select Create A Database On This Computer, and then click Next.

5. In the Save The Main Database File To The Following File field, type c:\temp\mysample.db.

   If your temporary directory is somewhere other than c:\temp, specify the appropriate path.

6. Click Finish.

7. Click Close.

See also

• Design considerations
• Lesson 2: Connect to the database
• Lesson 3: Add tables to the database
• Lesson 4: Set a NOT NULL constraint on a column
• Lesson 5: Create a foreign key