Question

In my Ms Access, I want to insert data from two different table, so i write the sql like this:

SELECT B.*, C.* INTO Table2 FROM Table1 AS A 
RIGHT JOIN ABC AS B ON A.HKID=B.HKID 
RIGHT JOIN DEF AS C ON A.HKID=C.HKID 
WHERE A.HKID Is Null and b.organization not like '*xxx*' and b.adj = 1 and c.[Status] = 'Suspend';"

but it had error msg when running the sql, it said syntax error.

Can I write the sql like this ?

Answer 1

When you have more than one JOIN, Access’ db engine requires the use of parentheses.

SELECT B.*, C.* INTO Table2
FROM
    (Table1 AS A RIGHT JOIN ABC AS B ON A.HKID = B.HKID)
    RIGHT JOIN DEF AS C ON B.HKID = C.HKID
WHERE
        A.HKID Is Null
    AND B.organization Not Like '*xxx*'
    AND B.adj=1
    AND C.Status='Suspend';

Notice I used …

RIGHT JOIN DEF AS C ON B.HKID = C.HKID

instead of the way you had it …

RIGHT JOIN DEF AS C ON A.HKID=C.HKID

I had to make that change because Access complained “join not supported” when I tried ON A.HKID=C.HKID If that is not satisfactory, you will need to start over; I think I would tackle this one with the tables in the opposite order and use LEFT JOIN.

Also, the table you create (Table2) will include fields named B_HKID and C_HKID, which come from B.HKID and C.HKID. You will see the same pattern with any other field names those 2 tables have in common. If that is unacceptable you can list the fields individually and assign aliases where needed.

If you have Access installed, you should build this query in the query designer because it will ensure you set up the joins properly to keep the db engine happy.

If you don’t have Access installed, and you are running this query from an ADO connection, change the wild card character in the Like string pattern from * to %.

AND B.organization Not Like '%xxx%'