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List at least 3 main differences between Mircosoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access?
MYSQL is for the back end of applications, where as Microsoft access is for relational databases and such. MYSQL can be used in conjuntion with server side scripting languages where as access cannot access cannot import mysql data where as mysql can import data from other programs, if used correctly you will have a functional database based on what data is imported throught (exel,access ect)
How is a Access database file stored?
An Access database file is typically stored similarly to other computer generated files found on the hard drive of a computer. Access database files will have a .mdb or .accmdb file name extension.
What can you use in access to quickly create a new database?
Template
This Access object contains all of the raw data within the database?
table
The object that holds all of the data within an Access database?
table
How do you convert a ms Works database file to a Microsoft Excel file?
Export the MS Works database file in a comma-delimited format, save the file, then import the file into MS Excel.
Is it possible to open a Microsoft Word document in Microsoft Works?
View products that this article applies to. Article ID : 197894 Last Review : November 16, 2004 Revision : 5.0 This article was previously published under Q197894For a Microsoft Access 97 version of this article, see 176201 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176201/). On This Page SUMMARYSaving the Works Database FileImporting the Works Database into AccessThis article describes how to import a Works database file into a Microsoft Access 2000 database. This is a two-step process. First you must save the Works database file in a format compatible with Microsoft Access. Then you can import the Works database into Microsoft Access.Back to the top Save the Works database file in a format compatible with Microsoft Access. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Open the database in Works. 2. Make sure the field widths in Form view are large enough to display all the information in the field. 3. Check the format of each field that contains text to ensure that it is General or Text formatting. If the format of a Text field is set to a numeric format, such as Currency or Date, the field will be blank when you open the database in Access. 4. When you save in dBASE format (as you will do in step 8), field names will be truncated at 10 characters, so ensure the first 10 characters of each field name are unique. For example, two fields named "Address 1" and "Address 2" would be OK, but "Address Line 1" and "Address Line 2" would not be.NOTE: If the first 10 characters in two or more fields are the same, these field names will be imported into Access with a default field name, such as Field_1, Field_2, and so on. 5. On the File menu, click Save As. 6. Select a folder to which to save the database. To make the database easy to locate, select the Access folder. 7. Enter a new name, without an extension, in the File Name field.NOTE: When you import a dBASE file that does not follow the MS-DOS 8.3 file name convention (that is, an 8-character name followed by a period (.) and a 3-character extension), you may encounter problems when you try to import the dBASE file into Microsoft Access. Therefore, be sure to create a new file name that does not use more than 8 characters.For more information, see: 209685 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/209685/EN-US/) Could Not Find Object... Error When Importing dBASE, FoxPro, or Paradox File 8. In the Save File As Type list, select dBASE III or dBASE IV, and click Save.NOTE: If you receive the error message, "Some Field Text Was Truncated," return to step 2 and increase the field width. 9. Quit Works. NOTE: If Works does not add the .dbf extension, resave the file with this extension.Back to the top To import the database into Access, follow these steps: 1. Start Microsoft Access. 2. In the Microsoft Access dialog box, under "Create a new database using," click to select Blank Access Database, and then click OK. 3. Name the database, and then click Create. 4. In the Database window, under Objects, click Tables, and then click New. 5. In the New Table dialog box, select Import Table from the list, and then click OK. 6. In the Import dialog box, click the arrow in the Look In box, and select the folder that contains the dBASE file that you created in Microsoft Works. Click the arrow in the Files Of Type box, and select either dBASE III or dBASE IV, depending on the format you chose in step 8 of the "Saving the Works Database File" section earlier in this article. 7. Click the database that you want to use, and then click Import. You should receive a message that the file has been successfully imported. Click OK. Then close the Import dialog box.The Works file has been imported into Access. If you want to view the imported data, select the new table in the Database Window, and click Open. If you want to discard the Works file used to transfer your data into Microsoft Access, delete the file.For information about importing Works Spreadsheets into Microsoft Access, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 209726 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/209726/EN-US/) HOW TO: Import Spreadsheets from MS Works for Windows in Access 2000Back to the top ---- APPLIES TO • Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 2.0a • Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 3.0a • Microsoft Works 3.0b • Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 4.5a • Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 4.0a Back to the top Keywords: kbimport kbhowtomaster kbinterop KB197894 View products that this article applies to. Article ID : 197894 Last Review : November 16, 2004 Revision : 5.0 This article was previously published under Q197894For a Microsoft Access 97 version of this article, see 176201 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176201/). On This Page SUMMARYSaving the Works Database FileImporting the Works Database into AccessThis article describes how to import a Works database file into a Microsoft Access 2000 database. This is a two-step process. First you must save the Works database file in a format compatible with Microsoft Access. Then you can import the Works database into Microsoft Access.Back to the top Save the Works database file in a format compatible with Microsoft Access. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Open the database in Works. 2. Make sure the field widths in Form view are large enough to display all the information in the field. 3. Check the format of each field that contains text to ensure that it is General or Text formatting. If the format of a Text field is set to a numeric format, such as Currency or Date, the field will be blank when you open the database in Access. 4. When you save in dBASE format (as you will do in step 8), field names will be truncated at 10 characters, so ensure the first 10 characters of each field name are unique. For example, two fields named "Address 1" and "Address 2" would be OK, but "Address Line 1" and "Address Line 2" would not be.NOTE: If the first 10 characters in two or more fields are the same, these field names will be imported into Access with a default field name, such as Field_1, Field_2, and so on. 5. On the File menu, click Save As. 6. Select a folder to which to save the database. To make the database easy to locate, select the Access folder. 7. Enter a new name, without an extension, in the File Name field.NOTE: When you import a dBASE file that does not follow the MS-DOS 8.3 file name convention (that is, an 8-character name followed by a period (.) and a 3-character extension), you may encounter problems when you try to import the dBASE file into Microsoft Access. Therefore, be sure to create a new file name that does not use more than 8 characters.For more information, see: 209685 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/209685/EN-US/) Could Not Find Object... Error When Importing dBASE, FoxPro, or Paradox File 8. In the Save File As Type list, select dBASE III or dBASE IV, and click Save.NOTE: If you receive the error message, "Some Field Text Was Truncated," return to step 2 and increase the field width. 9. Quit Works. NOTE: If Works does not add the .dbf extension, resave the file with this extension.Back to the top To import the database into Access, follow these steps: 1. Start Microsoft Access. 2. In the Microsoft Access dialog box, under "Create a new database using," click to select Blank Access Database, and then click OK. 3. Name the database, and then click Create. 4. In the Database window, under Objects, click Tables, and then click New. 5. In the New Table dialog box, select Import Table from the list, and then click OK. 6. In the Import dialog box, click the arrow in the Look In box, and select the folder that contains the dBASE file that you created in Microsoft Works. Click the arrow in the Files Of Type box, and select either dBASE III or dBASE IV, depending on the format you chose in step 8 of the "Saving the Works Database File" section earlier in this article. 7. Click the database that you want to use, and then click Import. You should receive a message that the file has been successfully imported. Click OK. Then close the Import dialog box.The Works file has been imported into Access. If you want to view the imported data, select the new table in the Database Window, and click Open. If you want to discard the Works file used to transfer your data into Microsoft Access, delete the file.For information about importing Works Spreadsheets into Microsoft Access, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 209726 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/209726/EN-US/) HOW TO: Import Spreadsheets from MS Works for Windows in Access 2000Back to the top ---- APPLIES TO • Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 2.0a • Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 3.0a • Microsoft Works 3.0b • Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 4.5a • Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition • Microsoft Works 4.0a Back to the top Keywords: kbimport kbhowtomaster kbinterop KB197894
Is Access a database software application?
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Data can be imported into one Access database from another Access database?
If you are asking whether it is possible, then yes. One method would be to export the data from the first into a comma-separated file, Excel workbook or the like, then import into the second.
What is database in access?
An Access database is a relational database contained in a single file that you can upload to a directory on your Web server. People typically create an Access database file using Microsoft Access or FrontPage.
What is a database in access?
An Access database is a relational database contained in a single file that you can upload to a directory on your Web server. People typically create an Access database file using Microsoft Access or FrontPage.
Is it possible to open a foxpro database in ms works database?
You cannot open one program inside another program. It may be possible to import or export a file between the programs. The "help" section of each program if you search on import/export will tell you which file types are acceptable for each program.
How can you open a Microsoft Works Database with an MAC?
Microsoft does not provide a Mac version of their Access database so the data needs to be read and imported into alternative software by software such as The Actual ODBC Driver for Access. (See links below)
How do I create a form which will then upload to a database that I can access in Microsoft Access?
Have your form's input insert into a database (SQL, Oracle, etc) then access that database through Access's ODBC connection.
Is Microsoft access a database or a spreadsheet?
No it is not. However, there are a lot of things that both a database and a spreadsheet can do, so Access does have some capabilities to do what a spreadsheet can. Spreadsheets focus on numeric analysis and manpulation, so mostly concentrate on numbers. Databases deal with processing lists of data, some of which would be numeric, but it works with a lot of other kinds of data. Microsoft Access is a database and that is what it is designed to be, so it is not a spreadsheet.
How do I convert 2003 access database to 2007?
Open the database in Access 2007 and save as Access 2007 format.
What are the differences between Microsoft Access and database?
None. Microsoft Access is a database application.
