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

The following sections spell out the basics of getting to a database with connection strings and using a database programming interface in your Access VBA code.

This guide gives you a smooth start to your SQL Server journey, helps preserve Access front-end solutions you created, and hopefully motivates you to use Access for future database solutions.

With Access, you can build a database without writing code or being a database expert. Well-designed templates help you quickly build databases. Easily find just the data you want with …

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.

Feb 1, 2012 · When entering dates as query criteria, enclose them in pound signs (#) to help Access understand what they are.

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 …

When you link to data, Access creates a two-way connection that synchronizes changes to data in Access and the SQL Database. When you import data, Access creates a one-time, copy of the …

Jan 1, 2019 · If you migrate your Access data to SQL Server or you create an Access solution with SQL Server as the back-end database, it's vital that you know the differences between …

On the first page of the Wizard, you specify whether you want to upsize the Access database to an existing SQL Server database or create a new SQL Server database.