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Ten Minute Guide to Access 97
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Ten Minute Guide to Access 97

by Faithe Wempen
December 1996
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 56m
English
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Determining What Tables You'll Need

How many tables will you need? Technically, you will only need one. That's the minimum a database can function with. However, the biggest mistake most people make with Access is to put too much information in one table. Access is a relational database program; unlike more simple database programs, it's meant to handle lots of tables and create relationships among them. Figure 2.1 shows a list of tables in a database that keeps track of the employee hours spent on various projects.

Figure 2.1. Access really shines when you take advantage of its capability to store many tables.

Plan Tables Now!

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