Make life easier for your Access users by building a parameter query that lets them search for specific text. Instead of fumbling around with wildcard characters, they can just enter the search ...

Create a query from within Access that attaches to my SQL Server and retrieves the recordset. I'd likely use the same technique I applied in this thread. <BR>2.

The rationale behind creating a database is typically to store data that you need to access for business purposes. While creating the actual database and its data entry forms and reports is a ...

You can query across databases in Oracle and Sql Server, with a little work. I'm not sure about access. <BR>It really would be easier to just link the tables I would think. Probably give better ...

You aren't stuck with the same fields you began with when you first created an Access query—it's possible to rename your queries without going back to square one. Mary Ann Richardson shows how ...

How to Use Web Query Files With Access. Web query files are spreadsheets that Microsoft Excel creates using data from Web pages. For example, if your business wants to analyze stock data, a Web ...

As a result, you can now create a PROC SQL view, DATA step view, or SAS/ACCESS view with DBMS data. For this example you create a view descriptor, VLIB.ALLEMP, based on SYBASE data. The outer PROC SQL ...

How to Repeat Columns in Access. When you have to scroll to the right to view all of the data on a wide Access query or report, you might want to repeat one or more columns that contain the ...