Written by Ravi Prakash
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Friday, 29 June 2007
Category MS Access 2007 - Data.
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| General Information |
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Importing from another database
Import Data: appending in an existing table
Export Data
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| Importing from another database |
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There are many ways to take data of a data base from Access to another one. The simplest method is to copy them and paste them, but importing and linking
it, will allow you to have better control and provide greater flexibility respect to the data. |
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During the import operation, it is possible to chose the objects that are desired to copy, to control how the tables and the queries are moved, to specify
the relations between tables, etc. |
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| 1) Look for the data base of origin and identify the objects that wish to import. |
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| 2) If the source data base is a mdb or accdb file, you can import tables, queries, forms, reports, macros and modules. |
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| 3) If the source data base is a mdb or accdb file, only tables can be imported. |
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| 4) Close the source database. Be sure no user has it open in exclusive way. |
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| 5) Open the target data base. Be sure that the data base is not read only. |
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| 6) Open TutorialDB. Select the Get External data tab and select the Access option. |
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| Illustration 1: Select the right import command. In this case, Access command. Click here to view larger image. |
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| 7) Browse for the source database. |
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| Illustration 2: Select the source database. Click here to view larger image. |
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| 8) If you want to import the data, select the Import tables option. |
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| 9) If you want to link the source table selects the Link data source option. This option does not import the data. It permits to view and
work with the data that remains stored at the source database. |
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