Monday, March 12, 2012

Lookup fields in SQL Server

I am new to using SQL Server and need some help creating lookup fields if it is possible.

I use the lookup wizard to create lookup fields in access. Can you do the same in SQL?

I have successfully created relationships in SQL but I want to lookup the related fields during data entry like in Access with a dropdown box with the available options.

You would have to write the code to populate the box, but it works the same in access. In fact, you can use access as a front-end to SQL Server tables. Create the tables in SQL Server, open an access project, and connect to the database, linking the tables in to access. Then build everything in Access just like you always have.

You can also use any other application, like Visual Basic or Web pages to create the same thing, but you'll need to learn one of those languages to do so.

Buck Woody

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