Question

This is the SQL query I wrote in MS Access 07:

IF EXISTS (Select * FROM MyTable) print 'Yes' else print 'No'

This is the error it’s giving me when i run the query:

“Invalid SQL Statemenet; Expected DELETE, INSERT, PROCEDURE, SELECT, UPDATE”

The query is correct, as far as I know, I think it’s from Access, can anyone help me please? Thanks

Answer 1

A few points:

1. Access SQL uses iif(), not IF
2. Access SQL doesn’t use EXISTS
   Edit:
   Actually it does work, even though I couldn’t find it in the help files. This works fine:
   Select (IIf(Exists (SELECT 1 FROM [Table1]),'Y','N')) as A from [Table1];
   /Edit
3. DCount is the key:
   iif(
DCount("AnyFieldName","TableName")>0,
"Yes",
"No"

4. I suggest bookmarking this site for future reference. Really helpful.
   http://www.techonthenet.com/access/functions/
5. The Access help files are actually pretty helpful and straightforward. They describe parameters, output, give examples, etc. I recommend using them frequently.