How to create a Paradox table with an AutoInc field at runtime

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How do I create a Paradox table with an Auto Increment type field programmatically? I'm using TTable.CreateTable, but TFieldType doesn't include this type.

Answer:

Use a TQuery and SQL CREATE TABLE statement. For example:

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  with Query1 do
  begin
    DatabaseName := 'DBDemos';
    with SQL do
    begin
      Clear;
      Add('CREATE TABLE "PDoxTbl.db" (ID AUTOINC,');
      Add('Name CHAR(255),');
      Add('PRIMARY KEY(ID))');
      ExecSQL;
      Clear;
      Add('CREATE INDEX ByName ON "PDoxTbl.db" (Name)');
      ExecSQL;
    end;
  end;
end;