Microsoft KB Archive/96985

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PRB: Using &quot;Save As&quot; from Table Design View Does Not Copy Data
'Article ID: Q96985

Creation Date: 04-APR-1993

Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

In table Design view, you click Save As on the File menu to create another table with the same structure. When you open the new table in Datasheet view, it contains no records.

CAUSE

The Save As command copies a table's structure only, not its data.

RESOLUTION

To copy both the structure and the data in a table, do the following:


 * 1) In the Database window, click the Table button.
 * 2) Select the table you want to copy.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Copy (or press CTRL+C).
 * 4) Choose a destination for your new table. To paste the table into an existing database, click Open Database on the File menu. To paste the table into a new database, click New on the File menu.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Paste (or press CTRL+V). The Paste Table As dialog box is displayed.
 * 6) Select Structure And Data.
 * 7) Type a name for the new table and click OK.
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Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 7.00

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