I have a form in access that I have embedded a query on.
The query was made using the make query wizard.
The values of the linked table need to change to reflect changes to the underlying data.
It seems ridiculous that this table is now locked from editing.
Is there away around this?
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I have an Excel spreadsheet that pulls data from a view (that's pulling from another view) in SQL Server, this was created by someone other than myself. Due to recent changes in how we are storing data in SQL Server, the views no longer actively reflect the data needed.
The current Excel spreadsheet use a command to simply pull the rows from the view, would it make more sense to simply use a query to gather the data from the necessary tables? Is there any advantages to using the views over a regular query?
There is no security being enforced in regards to the view as well, the connection is using an admin user.
When we talk about regular views, the only advantage over query is that I see a shorter expression, i.e. 'select * from view' will be easier to type and edit in MS Query than 'select * from ... join ... join ... where ...' etc. If we are talking about indexed views, then they can greatly improve performance
I am new to access. I am using a tool/access database someone built, and it has an ODBC connection to an Oracle SQL database in it.
There are different queries on the side panel, and some of them are delete queries.
If I run these delete queries will they just modify data in my local access database without modifying the data in the Oracle Database?
Yes these will change something in the database whether its linked with another access database table or oracle table and within the database. To review the query you can open the queries in design view and run a normal select query so you can see what the queries are deleting. You can have a normal table image and or globe with a arrow in front pointing towards the table then its linked. A lot of times when I am testing I just run select queries and then I make a copy of what I will be deleting just in case anything goes wrong.
I need users to insert excel data into a sql table on a continuous basis.
They are not sql users, they are barely excel users.
The sprreatsheet is simple, 5 columns, less than 500 rows at a time and all into a single sql table.
In a perfect world they open and update excel and in one or two clicks get a message that says Success.
I am open to any approach.
I have used the import wizard with success, i can write vba code and some sql.
What I don't know how to do is to get a user to inseert excel into a sql table without risking the entire database to complete distruction.
stay well,
michael
you should build a small interface program that the users would update. You can then control it all you want, and update the database as desired, based on their input. Add a single "SAVE" button to save their input.
I'm building a new Access 2007 database with a large number of tables. Designed a form with multiple tabs to display the fields from various tables, which all have a relationship with each other. When new data is entered it is all being saved correctly to the various tables. However, when the form is opened it is not displaying any of the data stored in the tables. The form properties seem to be set correctly, it allows additions and editing and is not set for data entry only. Running the query that is the recordsource fails to return any records, which looks like the problem lies there, and yet the recordsource must be correct if it is able to save the new data entered to the right tables. Any ideas on what the problem might be?
Check you database connection If database connection is established correctly then you need to check you database query e.g if you are writing this query
Select * from tableName
Just copy it and run in access sql query editor if that work fine it means some thing is wrong in you form data retrrvil mechanism.
Hope it helps you
My OS is Windows server 2008.
I've already installed SQL Server Express 2008.
I have several problems:
I can't insert a new column in the middle position. If I insert in the last one, I can save the table design.
I can change the column name but I can't change the data type.
I got error message :
Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can't be recreated or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created.
Example:
I have ID, Name, Phone, and Status columns. I am unable to add Address between Name and Phone.
But, I can add Address if i place it after Status.
Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thanks before.
In SSMS Tools -> Options -> Designers you would need to uncheck the option "Prevent Saving Changes that require table re-creation" to allow you to do this in SSMS.
This will rebuild the table and so generally isn't worth the hassle if the table is at all large and will make deployment to production trickier.
If there are columns which logically you would prefer to have next to each other to make writing queries easier you can create a View with the desired column order.
Column order doesn't matter either in the designer or in sys.columns.
The on disk storage will be the same regardless: Inside the Storage Engine - Anatomy of a record.
There is no performance benefit either.
I think using query it's not possible, but you do using UI of SSMS. right click on selected table and Insert Column whenever you want.
Think it does not matter columns order.
If you want a script to do this, all you need to do is select the data out into a temporary table, drop the table, recreate it with the columns in your preferred order and then reinsert the data from the temporary table in the right order.