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Asked: 2026-05-17T01:34:02+00:00

I have a query in SQL Server that I am trying to convert to

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I have a query in SQL Server that I am trying to convert to a query in MS-Access 2003. The query is designed to be used as the basis for a report. The report has two fields .. ‘Cases Assigned’ and ‘Cases Closed’.

SELECT 
(SELECT COUNT(*) 
FROM CaseDetail 
WHERE CaseAssignedDate Between '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as 'Cases Assigned',
(SELECT COUNT(*) 
FROM CaseDetail 
WHERE CaseClosedDate BETWEEN '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as 'Cases Closed'

I am having difficulty using the SQL in Access 2003. I have replaced the ' characters with # for Access’s sake but still no joy. Does Access have a problem with SELECT within SELECT statements? The error I get from Access is less than helpful.

Reserved error (-3205); there is no message for this error

Also, what if the SQL statement was such that data needed to be obtained from more than one table. For example …

SELECT 
(SELECT COUNT(*) 
FROM AssignedCases
WHERE CaseAssignedDate Between '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as 'Cases Assigned',
(SELECT COUNT(*) 
FROM ClosedCases
WHERE CaseClosedDate BETWEEN '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as 'Cases Closed'

This works in SQL without issue, but not in Access.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Nested queries are allowed in Access as well as in SQL server, but at least in SQL server it requires that you set a dummy alias for your nested query, and all columns in your nested query need a name. This might have caused the error.

    I would suggest following query:

    SELECT q1.CasesAssigned, q2.CasesClosed
FROM 
(SELECT COUNT(*) AS CasesAssigned
FROM CaseDetail 
WHERE CaseAssignedDate Between '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as q1,
(SELECT COUNT(*) AS CasesClosed
FROM CaseDetail 
WHERE CaseClosedDate BETWEEN '1/1/2008' AND '1/1/2009') as q2
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