How to create a new database in MongoDB using the c# driver

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I have read through the mongodb documentation and cannot seem to find out how to create a new database. For example, in the documentation it says I can access the "test" database like this: ``` db.test.find() ``` Now what if I want to create my own database using syntax like this: ``` db.MyDB.find() ``` Also, is there any documentation I can read online I can further read about creating databases and collections using the DOS interface and the c# driver?

Accepted Answer

I may be wrong, but buried in this documentation it looks like the call to `GetDatabase` on the server object will actually create the database if it has not already been created.

So, the C# line:

```
server.GetDatabase("myDB");
```

Will create a new database named `myDB` the first time it is called.

From the documentation:

GetDatabase maintains a table of MongoDatabase instances it has returned before, so if you call GetDatabase again with the same parameters you get the same instance back again.

How to create a new database in MongoDB using the c# driver

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