Importing data and linking tables MS ACCESS

Anastasiia Baiuk
2409

Computer science
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03.25.2020
You can integrate data from one Access portal into another in
several ways.

You can integrate data from one Access 
portal into another in several ways.
Copying and pasting is the easiest
process, but copying and connecting all,
ows you more control and consistency
over the data you take and how
you carry the data to the
database of your destination.

When importing from another computer, 
Access generates a duplicate of the 
data in the computer of the recipient, wit
hout modifying the source. 
You will pick the items you want to expo
rt during the import process, monitor 
how tables and queries are imported, de
termine how tables relationships will be i
mported etc. 

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 If you want to import data to
build some tables close to tables existing in another database.
You may want to copy the entire table or just the
table definitions so that each of these tables is not designed manually.
If you want to import just the description
of the table, you will get a table bare.

If your goal is to connect information from one database to a table in
other database, consider importing the information into a new table and then
 create an append application. In it is an import process, you can
not add documents to an established list.
Instead of duplicating the table in each such database, you can hold 
the table from other databases in one database and connect it to it. 
You need to be willing to connect and access the data in your servers 
through some workgroup or organization, however you want to continue to maint
ain the tables framework.

These general steps follow the method of importing data: 
 Prepare for the import procedure 
 Run the Import Wizard
  Optionally save the import settings as an import specification for later reuse

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 Prepare for the import operation

1. Locate the source database and identify the objects that you want to import.

If the source database is an .mdb or .accdb file, you can import tables, queries, forms, reports, macros,
and modules. If the source file is an .mde or .accde file, you can import only tables.

2. Close the source database. Ensure that no user has it open in exclusive mode.

3. Open the destination database. Ensure that the database is not read-only and that you have
the necessary permissions to add objects and data to the database.

If the source database is password protected, you are prompted to enter the password each time you use
it as a source for an import operation.

Export the Information 
 The position of the upload wizard is subtly different based on the Access set. 
 Select the moves that match your edition of Access.
 The Get External Data - Access Database import and link wizard opens.
 In the File name text box, type the name of the source database or click Browse to display the File
Open dialog box.
 Select Import tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and modules into the current database and
click OK.

The Import Objects dialog box opens.

 In the Import Objects dialog box, on the Tables tab, select the tables you want to import. If you want
to import queries, click the Queries tab and select the queries you want to import.

To cancel a selected object, click the object again.

 Click Options to specify additional settings.

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