[...]... for SQL vary slightly from one DBMS to another Because of the variations of SQL, each DBMS refers to SQL using a distinct name that is specific to the DBMS For example, the Oracle DBMS refers to SQL as PLSQL (Procedural Language extensions to SQL) , Microsoft SQL Server refers to SQL as Transact -SQL, and Microsoft Access refers to SQL as Access SQL SQL Versions There are also different versions of SQL. .. and Microsoft Access In this chapter, you will learn about Structured Query Language and the Microsoft Access database management system You will also learn how to open Microsoft Access and how to locate SQL view within Microsoft Access Be sure to read over the definitions for this chapter before you begin Definitions Clause — A segment of an SQL statement Keywords — Reserved words used within SQL. .. perform an operation, SQL processes instructions based on what operation to perform For example, “what to retrieve,” “what to insert,” or “what to delete.” SQL stands for Structured Query Language and was first created in 1970 It used to be called SEQUEL, which stands for Structured English Query Language SQL is implemented in a number of database management system (DBMS) platforms, and the rules for. .. DBMSs are Microsoft Access, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, 11 Chapter 1 4 and MySQL Most DBMSs employ a nonprocedural database programming language called SQL to help in the administration of databases Chapter 2 discusses SQL in greater detail Summary In this chapter, you learned about the early forms of data storage and the relational database structure You learned about primary and foreign... different versions of SQL There are currently two versions of the SQL language and a third version is in the works The two current versions of SQL are referred to as SQL- 89 and SQL- 92 SQL- 92 is the latest version and functions at a more advanced level because it contains more features than SQL- 89 16 3 Structured Query Language and Microsoft Access SQL Components The Structured Query Language is broken up into... queries in SQL view and illustrate both the good and bad of the Access interpreter The power of SQL view extends the capabilities of Access tremendously It also presents to the programmer what is really happening in the case of complex queries The Importance of SQL in Microsoft Access Some people will say that they do not need SQL to program in Access They are correct But to use an analogy (you are hereby... Quizzes and Projects 289 Appendix B Frequently Used SQL Keywords in Microsoft Access 303 Appendix C Terms and Definitions 307 Appendix D Microsoft Access Data Types 315 Appendix E SQL Script to Create the Tables in This Book 317 Index 333 xii Acknowledgments I’d like to thank God for giving me the strength, perseverance, and guidance... reader needs to have So, to put things in a nutshell, this is a book about basic SQL and how to build SQL database queries in Microsoft Access As an added plus, the final chapters of this book discuss the integration of SQL script in Visual Basic and ASP The primary targets are those people who have done some work in Access or a comparable program and who can build queries and tables using the tools,... “On-the-Fly” Queries Filtered Recordsets for Forms Filtered Recordsets for Combo Boxes Recordsets for Subforms Report Filters Summary 217 217 218 222 227 228 233 237 Chapter 15 Integrating SQL Script into ASP Code Introduction ... method is to use SQL, which makes the entire process much simpler First, change the view of the query to SQL view This produces a block of text that is the SQL statement Copy it to the clipboard and paste it in the text field of an e-mail message Send it Have your friend open up Access and build a new query and then change to SQL view Paste the contents of the e-mail message you sent as the SQL value of . and Microsoft Access . . . 15 Structured Query Language 16 SQL Versions 16 SQL Components 17 SQL Syntax 17 The Power of SQL in Microsoft Access 18 The Query Wizard 18 The Query Design Tool and SQL. alt="" SQL for Microsoft ® Access Cecelia L. Allison & Neal A. Berkowitz Wordware Publishing, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Allison, Cecelia. SQL for Microsoft access. Wizard 18 The Query Design Tool and SQL View 19 Opening Microsoft Access and Switching to SQL View 20 Opening Microsoft Access 20 Switching to SQL View 21 Summary 24 Chapter 3 Creating Tables and