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I have a dbf table and I wish to automatically create another dbf table with a different name but with exactly the same structure i.e.fields as the existing table. Is there any ready code in VBA and ArcObjects for that? Thanks

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A non ArcObject option within VBA would be to simply use the VB FileCopy function.

FileCopy "C:\Temp\Join_Output.dbf", "C:\Temp\Join_Output2.dbf"

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Wouldn't this copy the data? I'm not sure Demetris wants to do that (he was unclear, though). – Nathanus Jun 17 '11 at 15:31
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Might sound long handed, but wouldn't it be better to simply copy the whole data across and then delete it all? – Hairy Jun 17 '11 at 17:14
No, I do not want to copy the data; only the structure i.e. fields. Does the FileCopy function copy the data as well? – Demetris Jun 17 '11 at 20:16
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I would expect that accessing the Create Table tool from IGeoProcessor2 factory might do exactly what you wish, as Create Table allows for a template table. You can find out more about executing GP tools here.

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