Article ID: 103269
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
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- Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q103269
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a query that uses an expression to update a record in one table with data from another table.
MORE INFORMATION
The sample query below adds data from the Current Week table to the records in the Yearly Rainfall table.
NOTE: This type of query does not work if the data being added is the result of a totaling or grouping.
Create a new table with the following fields and save it as Yearly Rainfall:
City Inches Last Updated ------------------------------- Baroda 0.5 4/2/93 Basildon 22.0 4/2/93 Beaver 18.0 4/2/93
Create a new table with the following fields and save it as Current Week:
City Inches Week Of -------------------------- Baroda 0.1 4/9/93 Basildon 2.0 4/9/93 Beaver 2.5 4/9/93
- Create a new query based on the tables Yearly Rainfall and Current Week. Join the tables on the City field.
- On the Query menu, click Update.
- Drag the Last Updated and Inches fields from the Yearly Rainfall table to the query grid.
Create the following entries in the Update To row of the query grid:
Field: Last Updated Table: Yearly Rainfall Update To: [Current Week].[Week Of] Field: Inches Table: Yearly Rainfall Update To: [Yearly Rainfall].[Inches]+[Current Week].[Inches]
Save and then run the query.
The data in the table Yearly Rainfall is now: City Inches Last Updated --------------------------------- Baroda 0.6 4/9/93 Basildon 24.0 4/9/93 Beaver 20.5 4/9/93
REFERENCES
For more information about update queries, search the Help Index for "update queries," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.
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