If I save a filter as a named query, what does the query's Query Design view look like?
Filters
are less powerful than queries, but they are easier to designate. As
you create more queries and get used to your data needs, you will
find that many of your queries are little more than filters. Instead
of messing with the Query Design view to design the query, generate a
simpler Filter by Form filter and save it as a query. If you then
want to modify the filter-based query or add more complex criteria,
open the query's Query Design view and you can see that Access
selected the proper source table and field names for you. You can
then add to the criteria lines and request additional fields if you
want.
Does
the row on which I place criteria make a difference?
Yes,
although you are getting into some confusing logic. The way you
specify criteria between two fields often indicates how you want the
combined criteria to work. If you place one field's criterion on the
same row as another field's, an implied andrelation
takes place, and Access extracts only those records that contain a
match for both criteria values. If you place one field's criterion on
a different row from another field's, an implied or relation
takes place between them.
How
can I see my data in two ways, say, with the field names arranged
alphabetically and with the fields arranged in the order of my
table's design?
Create
a query that extracts all the fields from your table. The query's
output, or data subset, will contain all data that the original table
contains. (The subset will be the same size as the table.) Set up the
query's output for ordering the fields alphabetically. Queries aren't
just for creating smaller subsets of tables; you can create a query
to report table data in an order that differs from a table's original
design order.
