Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Insert, Update queries

Is there any way to use a graphical designer to build your insert & update SQL statements in Enterprise manager? I mean Access has an EASY way to build them, surely SQL does too?

I would just build them in Access and copy the SQL, but then I'm stuck replacing all the "dbo_" with "dbo." and other little nuances.No graphical way. Lots of people use Access exactly like you mentioned. Another way is with Query Analyzer. Right click the table in the object browser and you'll have options for scripting INSERTS, UPDATES, DELETES, etc. Not graphical, but handy to eliminate some typing and spelling mistakes.|||Thanks for the reply!

You know, in many ways Access is superior to SQL Server. Easy interface for designing and building any types of queries and forms, easy to link tables to any form of database (Oracle, SQL Server, DBF), Great reporting tool, cheap, and so on and so forth...

if only it was more stable and faster for use in a larger corporate setting with many users hitting it constantly, it would be my #1 choice for database development.|||Access gets some bad press, but it's good at what it's meant to be. Doesn't hold a candle to SQL Server for what it's not meant to be. Just a case of the right tool for the job.

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