The name of the database is derived by using the following algorithm:

• If a database is identified in the connection string, its name is used.

• If a DatabaseAttribute attribute is present, its Name property is used as the name of the database.

• If there is no database tag in the connection string and a strongly typed DataContext is used, a database that has the same name as the DataContext inheriting class is checked.

• If a weakly typed DataContext is used, an exception is thrown.

• If the DataContext has been created by using a file name, the database corresponding to that file name is created.

The following code shows how to set up a temporary database and then remove it.

If Not db.DatabaseExists Then
    db.CreateDatabase()
End If
' ...
db.DeleteDatabase()

if (!db.DatabaseExists())
    db.CreateDatabase();
// …
db.DeleteDatabase();

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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