android remove a view from a dialog?

How would I remove a view from this dialog? I know I can remove a view from a LinearLayout.removeView(id)( LinearLayout.removeView(View) ), so if someone could tell me how to get (LinearLayout) R.layout.database_creation_form, that would be nice too. I am using Android-SDK V7

Java Code:

@Override
 protected DialogInterface onCreateDialog(int id){
     LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(getBaseContext());
     final View textEntryView = factory.inflate(R.layout.database_creation_form, null);
     setDialogViewAttributes(textEntryView);
     final EditText editText = (EditText)textEntryView.findViewById(R.id.create_form_db_name_et2);
     final Spinner spinner = (Spinner)textEntryView.findViewById(R.id.create_form_type_sp);
     return new AlertDialog.Builder(FileBase.this)
         .setTitle(R.string.create_database_string)
         .setView(textEntryView)
         .show();
 }
 

XML for database_creation_form:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingTop="25px">
 
 
 <TextView
     android:id="@+id/create_form_db_name_tv"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:gravity="center"
     android:text="@string/create_form_db_name"
     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" android:paddingBottom="25px"/>
 
 <EditText
     android:id="@+id/create_form_db_name_et2"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="text">
 
     <requestFocus />
 </EditText>
 
 
 <TextView
     android:id="@+id/create_form_type_tv"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:text="@string/create_form_type"
     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"        android:gravity="center"/>
 
 <Spinner
     android:id="@+id/create_form_type_sp"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
 </LinearLayout>
 

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