Learn how to retrieve data from an Access database by using Structured Query Language, or SQL

ANSI-89 describes the traditional Access SQL syntax, which is the default for Access databases. The wildcard characters conform to the Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) specification, not …

You can include the Not logical operator to evaluate the opposite condition (that is, whether expr is not in the list of values). For example, you can use In to determine which orders are shipped to a set of …

This is one of a set of articles about Access SQL. This article describes how to write a FROM clause, and uses examples to illustrate various techniques that you can use in a FROM clause.

ADO is straightforward to learn and enables client applications to access and manipulate data from a variety of sources, including Access and SQL Server. Its primary benefits are ease of use, high …

This is one of a set of articles about Access SQL. This article describes how to write a WHERE clause, and uses examples to illustrate various techniques that you can use in a WHERE clause.

You can use Access as a front-end application and then link to tables in a back-end server, such as SQL Server. By default, most queries run locally in the Access ACE database engine. In some cases, …

Use joins in Access queries to combine records from different data sources so that each pair of records from the sources becomes one record in the query results.

You use update queries in Access databases to add, change, or delete the information in an existing record. You can think of update queries as a powerful form of the Find and Replace dialog box.

You can create and modify tables, constraints, indexes and relationships in Access by writing data-definition queries in SQL view. This article explains data-definition queries and how to use them to …