Syntax error when creating database

Question

Not sure if this is the correct forum, but here goes..
Using a sample at:
Technet Link
I get a "Syntax error near GO" when I try to execute the following SQL Command.
USE master
GO
CREATE DATABASE testdb
ON
( NAME = testdb,
FILENAME = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\testdb.mdf' )
GO
I am using a function to create this database.  It is a temporary database that gets recreated or altered frequently.
The code checks for SQL Server, gets it's version number in order to use the default SQL Server path.  If SQL Server isn't available, ACE / OLEDB is used to create and manage the database (this part works fine).
The code used to check for and create the database follows.
private Boolean CheckForSQLServer()
SqlConnection cnx = null;
Int32 dbExists = 1;
SqlCommand sql;
String SSData = String.Empty;
// Check for SQL Server. If it exists, use it.
String login = UserPrincipal.Current.UserPrincipalName;
login = login.Substring(0, login.IndexOf("@"));
try {
cnx = new SqlConnection(
String.Format("server={0};user={1};Trusted_Connection=Yes;", Prop.SQLConnection, login));
cnx.Open();
hasSQLServer = true;
} catch (Exception) {
hasSQLServer = false;
return true;
if (hasSQLServer) {
try {
String ServerVersion = cnx.ServerVersion;
String SSPath = String.Format(@"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL{0}.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\",
ServerVersion.Substring(0, ServerVersion.IndexOf('.')));
SSData = String.Format(
"USE master\nGO\nCREATE DATABASE {0}\nON\n( NAME = '{1}',\nFILENAME = '{2}{1}.mdf' )\nGO",
Prop.SQLDBName, Prop.SQLDBName, SSPath);
String s = String.Format(
"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT DB_ID('{0}') AS DbID) t WHERE DbID IS NOT NULL", Prop.SQLDBName);
sql = new SqlCommand(s, cnx);
SqlDataReader sr = sql.ExecuteReader();
if (sr.Read())
dbExists = (Int32)sr[0];
sr.Close();
} catch (Exception) { }
if (dbExists == 0) {
try {
sql = new SqlCommand(SSData, cnx);
sql.ExecuteNonQuery();
} catch (Exception) { }
} else {
try {
sql = new SqlCommand(String.Format("drop database {0};", Prop.SQLDBName), cnx);
sql.ExecuteNonQuery();
sql = new SqlCommand(SSData, cnx);
sql.ExecuteNonQuery();
} catch (Exception) { }
cnx.Close();
return false;
Comparing the generated SQL string to sample E at the link above shows them to be identical except for the database name and file pathname, but the paths do exist although the files do not.
The SQL Exception occurs at the first
sql = new SqlCommand(SSData, cnx);
statement in the code.  I would think this can be done as a single string even though a .sql file is referenced in the article.
Andy

Answer 1

Works correctly in SQL Server 2014 Management Studio:
USE master
GO
CREATE DATABASE testdb
ON
( NAME = testdb,
FILENAME = 'F:\temp\testdb.mdf' )
GO
DROP DATABASE testdb
GO
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