guidelines for extracting data from ms access file

Guidelines for Extracting Data from MS Access File

AFNR Human Resource Tracer Study

UP NCPAG

Background

• Data will be extracted from MS Access file by applying the Structured Query Language (SQL).

• Queries have been formulated for the different tables in the regional report.

• The SQL queries/commands for the in-school students survey can be found in the accompanying MS Word file and the CLSU database where the queries were applied and tested.

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• Open MS Access file

• Close frmIndex: Form

• Click on Queries

• Double click Create query in design view

• Close Show table box

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• Pull down

• Select SQL View

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• Query box will open. This is where SQL command is posted.

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• Copy from the MS Word file containing the queries for the different tables (or MS Access file of CLSU database) and paste query in the box

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• Click on ! to run the SQL query

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• Results of the query will appear after clicking on !

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• To go back to the SQL query, click on SQL view from pull-down menu

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• Another way to copy SQL commands is to copy and paste from the CLSU MS Access document to your MS Access file.

• Right click on the name of Query and copy

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• Then, go to your MS Access file. Paste the query. MS Access will prompt you to name your query.

• Table generated from the SQL query can be copied and pasted in MS Excel and MS Word. – Copy table by executing Ctrl+A or

highlighting all data in table – Go to MS Excel file and paste

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