Create database via ODBC - c++

Question

How do you create new database using MFC ODBC API?
In the connection string you should mention the name of the database you want to connect to. What if I have just-installed SQL Server containing no user databases?
Which database name do you specify in the connection string?
E.g. for SQL Server:
CDatabase db;
db.OpenEx(L"Driver={ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server};Server=myServerAddress;"
L"Database=????????;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword", CDatabase::noOdbcDialog);
db.ExecuteSQL(L"CREATE DATABASE testdb");
Should I use System Databases (e.g. master, model, etc.)?
Is there some more generic approach?

Answer 1

You can omit Database= in the connection string. Then you create a new database and after that you switch to that database using USE.
Something like this works fine for me:
SQLWCHAR strConnect[256] = L"Driver={SQL Server};Server=.\\MACHINE;Trusted_Connection=yes;";
SQLWCHAR strConnectOut[1024] = { 0 };
SQLSMALLINT nNumOut = 0;
SQLRETURN nResult = SQLDriverConnect(handleDBC, NULL, (SQLWCHAR*)strConnect, SQL_NTS, (SQLWCHAR*)strConnectOut, sizeof(strConnectOut), &nNumOut, SQL_DRIVER_NOPROMPT);
if (!SQL_SUCCEEDED(nResult))
// some error handling
SQLHSTMT handleStatement = SQL_NULL_HSTMT;
nResult = SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_STMT, handleDBC, (SQLHANDLE*)&handleStatement);
if (!SQL_SUCCEEDED(nResult))
// some error handling
// Create a new database and use that
nResult = SQLExecDirect(handleStatement, L"CREATE DATABASE Foobar", SQL_NTS);
nResult = SQLExecDirect(handleStatement, L"USE Foobar", SQL_NTS);
// create table Wallet in database Foobar
nResult = SQLExecDirect(handleStatement, L"CREATE TABLE Wallet (WalletID int NOT NULL, Name nvarchar(5) NOT NULL)", SQL_NTS);