>>After having entered the database name, assigning the device and the database size, I received this message:
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>>Error 1809: [SQL Server] CREATE DATABASE must be preceded by a 'USE master' command. Check with your DBO (or System Administrator) if you do not have permission to USE master.
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>Is there something else to this puzzle? If you are trying to create a database, you must be a user in the Master database and the master database must be your currect database. If you're using the EM, it should have done that for you. From the ISQL/W tool, you'll have to select the master database manually.

You're right. I changed the default database. I'll switch it back to master. I'll let you know.