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What is Dao QueryDef?

What is Dao QueryDef?

A QueryDef object is a stored definition of a query in a Microsoft Access database engine database.

What is a QueryDef in VBA?

You can think of QueryDefs as being like views on a SQL server. They are a stored SQL query. A QueryDef is a query that appears on the navigation pane under Queries. If you are using certain types of conditional formatting in forms then the form MUST be based on a QueryDef (eg barcharts in a control).

What is a DAO database?

In computer software, a data access object (DAO) is a pattern that provides an abstract interface to some type of database or other persistence mechanism. By mapping application calls to the persistence layer, the DAO provides some specific data operations without exposing details of the database.

What is a query in database?

A query is a request for data or information from a database table or combination of tables. This data may be generated as results returned by Structured Query Language (SQL) or as pictorials, graphs or complex results, e.g., trend analyses from data-mining tools.

What is DAO used for?

What is the difference between inquiry and query?

An inquiry is a process of seeking information on any topic in order to resolve doubts, answer questions, and so on. A Query is just the process of asking questions and it is often a part of the inquiry. Inquiry can only be used as a noun while query can be used both as a verb and a noun.

What is DAO storage?

How to set parameters in the QueryDef object?

Use the QueryDef object’s Parameters collection to set or return query parameters. Use the Type property to return a value indicating whether the query selects records from an existing table, makes a new table, inserts records from one table into another table, deletes records, or updates records.

How to create a query with two parameters?

The following example shows how to create a parameter query. A query named myQuery is created with two parameters, named Param1 and Param2. To do this, the SQL property of the query is set to a Structured Query Language (SQL) statement that defines the parameters.

What can you do with a permanent QueryDef object?

You can think of a permanent QueryDef object in a Microsoft Access workspace as a compiled SQL statement. If you execute a query from a permanent QueryDef object, the query will run faster than if you run the equivalent SQL statement from the OpenRecordset method.

Why does QueryDef object run faster than openrecordset?

If you execute a query from a permanent QueryDef object, the query will run faster than if you run the equivalent SQL statement from the OpenRecordset method. This is because the Microsoft Access database engine doesn’t need to compile the query before executing it.

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