12. Advanced Query Techniques

In This Chapter

• What are calculated fields, and why would I want to use them?

• What are parameter queries, and why are they important?

• How can I build a query that updates table data?

• How can I build a query that deletes table data?

• How can I build a query that appends data to a table?

• How can I build a query that makes a new table?

• How can I summarize table data?

• What is an outer join, and why would I need one?

You will probably agree from your experience with queries thus far that Access queries are very powerful. This chapter takes Access queries to a whole new level.

You begin by creating calculated fields. You can create calculated fields that multiply the price of an item by the quantity, or ...

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