Criteria determine what records can be shown, not what fields can be shown, so the AND criteria cannot be used to determine what fields to select.
If the criteria is entered in by the user as the query is run, by prompting the user, then it is a Parameter query. Criteria can also be built direct into the query in which case it is a standard Select query.
The SQL clause used to determine the fields to be displayed in an SQL query statement is the SELECT clause. It specifies the columns or expressions that the query will return from the database. For example, SELECT column1, column2 FROM table_name; retrieves the specified columns from the given table.
In MS Access, to display specific records from a table that meet certain criteria, you can use a query. You can create a select query by using the Query Design view or SQL view, where you specify the table and the fields you want to display. In the criteria row of the relevant field, you can input conditions (like specific values or ranges) to filter the records accordingly. Running the query will then show only the records that match your defined criteria.
A select query with multiple criteria
In RPG, you can view query details in QMQRY by using the RUNQRY command, which allows you to execute a predefined query. To view the query details, you can also use the DSPQMQRY command, which displays the attributes and definition of the query. Additionally, you can access the query using the Query Management System (QMS) to edit or review its specifications. This provides insight into the fields, selection criteria, and output settings of the query.
All rows & columns in a table can be selected by using the below query Select * from table_name If you do not have any where condition in the query then all rows will be selected.
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To search for something in a database, you can use SQL query statements such as SELECT, WHERE, and JOIN to retrieve specific information based on your search criteria. You can specify the search conditions, fields to retrieve, and tables to search within to find relevant data. Ultimately, running a query against the database will return the results that match your search criteria.
A query is a request for specific data from a database. It is written in a structured query language (SQL) and is used to retrieve information based on specific criteria or conditions defined in the query. The query command searches the database for records that match the criteria specified in the query and returns the results in a structured format.
It saves time if your new query uses the same fields as the existing query.
If you want a report to only use certain fields, and particularly if you want it to work with only some records that meet a criteria, it is better to create a query to extract what you want first and base the report on that. You can also include multiple tables and calculated fields in a query easier than trying to do it in a report. It is better to get a query to do the work of extracting fields, records and using criteria than trying to do it in a report. So it is a common thing to create queries for the purpose of extracting the data you want for a report.