Private Sub CreateDataBase() Dim strSQL As String = "if not exists (select * from master..sysdatabases where name = 'TWEC') " & _ "create database TWEC" Dim conn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection(My.Settings.TWECConnectionString) Dim cmd As New SqlClient.SqlCommand(strSQL, conn) cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text Try cmd.ExecuteNonQuery() Catch ex As Exception Me.EventLog.WriteEntry("Error Creating TWEC database for the first time." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _ " Error: " & ex.Message) Finally conn.Dispose() cmd.Dispose() End Try End Sub