CREATE DATABASE, Msg 5105 physical filename may be incorrect error

I'm reading the book "Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft
Visual Basic.Net" (quick review on the book: I laughed; I cried; right now,
I'm doing lots of crying.) When I try to create the database required for
exercises, I receive the error:
"Server: Msg 5105, Level 16, State 2, Line 3
Device activation error. The physical file name
'C:\SQLVBNET\Chapter_02\Chapter02_dat.mdf' may be incorrect."
I copied the physical file name location from Windows Explorer so it should
be ok.
I checked the MSKB for any bugs and worked around all that are listed
including the default directory malady.
Any ideas on how to install the database?
Hi
It sounds like you should be attaching the files rather than creating them?
John
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> I'm reading the book "Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft
> Visual Basic.Net" (quick review on the book: I laughed; I cried; right
> now,
> I'm doing lots of crying.) When I try to create the database required for
> exercises, I receive the error:
> "Server: Msg 5105, Level 16, State 2, Line 3
> Device activation error. The physical file name
> 'C:\SQLVBNET\Chapter_02\Chapter02_dat.mdf' may be incorrect."
> I copied the physical file name location from Windows Explorer so it
> should
> be ok.
> I checked the MSKB for any bugs and worked around all that are listed
> including the default directory malady.
> Any ideas on how to install the database?
>