10.11 Data Manipulation 1. Getting External Data
You will need… Specimen 2007 Paper 2 Task C (a PDF) q 39 The file SITES.CSV Access 2007
Click Blank Database
Name the file and click Create
#click the External Data tab
Click Text File
Browse for SITES.CSV…
… and open it
Import the data into a new table
Delimited is OK
Comma is OK. Be sure to tick First Row Contains Field Names
For each field, check the Data Type is correct All the data types are correct except for Owned
For the Owned field, change Text to Yes/No What the exam calls Boolean / Logical, Microsoft call Yes/No
Let Access assign a Primary Key
Save the Sites table
There is no need to save your import steps
Double-click on the table name to see your data
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