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Specifying join properties for queries - Exercise
Specifying join properties for queries
Course project: Using a left outer join
Objective:
Use a left outer join to create a query.
Exercise scoring
You will receive 10 points for this exercise. The exercise is auto-scored; when you have completed the exercise, click the
Submit
button to receive full credit.
Background/overview
Recall that you are the Access database administrator for the marketing and documentation departments of companies in the software and networking business. For one of your large clients, you need to see all the clients that do not have projects assigned to them.
Download files
As we stated in the first module, the
Consulting307.mdb
database is included in the compressed download file available on the Resources page. If you have already downloaded the database, continue to work in that version.
Instructions
Create a query left-joining the Clients and Projects tables on ClientNo.
Display the Company field.
Set a criteria comparing the Projects.ClientNo against Is Null.
Run the query.