Database Software

This article will show you how to get Access to prompt you for criteria when running a query making this a truly flexible reporting task. Follow the step by step instructions...

Access is a popular database software program. Although computer programming language can be used in the database, it is not a requirement; this makes it easier to use. The components of an Access...

Filemaker Pro 6 is a program for creating tables and databases for tracking projects, people and other types of information. While Filemaker Pro has a host of advanced features, when it comes to...

Access allows you to quickly create a query to show table data using a Wizard or Design View. The advantage of the Wizard is it works well for beginning users since you are basically following a...

If you get tired of using the Find feature to look through an Access database, consider the Filter option instead. Both Find and Filter options work whether or not you use data input/display forms...

Do you ever get frustrated trying to find the exact record you want by scrolling up/down through records and left/right to different fields in an Access database? If you do, then try using the...

If you use Microsoft Office Access, you may want to create queries that match several conditions. The AND operator narrows your query by making it more restrictive. For example, you can filter...

In Microsoft Access, creating a query that has multiple criteria in one field requires the use of the query design tool. Find out how to run such a query and view the results with help from a...

In Microsoft Access, creating a parameter query requires access to the query design tool, which can be reached by clicking on the "Create" tab. Discover how adding a parameter to a field is...

This quick and easy tutorial (Follow up to Part4a article) will explain how you can create a query to search data in a table by using the "LIKE" parameter. The "like" syntax...

This quick and easy tutorial (Follow up to Part4 article) will explain the differences between using the “AND” and “OR” syntax in a basic query. When you enter 2 or more criteria in your query...

This quick and easy tutorial (Follow up to Part3 article) will explain how to create a query using criteria. There are MANY types of criteria that can be used in a query, but for now we’ll focus...

Microsoft Access allows you to search and filter your database's tables in order to select the information you need based on certain parameters you set. These searches are called "queries," and...

The database's purpose is to organize similar data and retrieve the data for a specific use. FileMaker Pro uses the Find mode to retrieve data. The Find mode process is called query by example;...

Creating a Query from a Filter in Access 2003 is accomplished by performing the "Advanced Filter/Sort” feature. This feature allows you to sort information from a single table in the database....

When you create a query that uses multiple criteria in one field for Access 2003, you restrict the number of search results that you will receive from that query. The multiple criteria can be...

Are you trying to sort records using multiple criteria in Access 2003? This can be a confusing step if you have not already tried it. With just a few short and simple steps this article will show...