<div>With searching you have to set up the criteria each time you carry out a search. A query saves the criteria and can perform the same search several times without criteria being set up each time. As you suggest queries can be much more specific but the main difference seems to be the permanent nature of queries vs the temporary of searches.</div> <div> </div> <div>Leanne Wright</div> <div>Epping SC. <BR><BR><B><I>Kent Beveridge <kbeveridge@stbc.vic.edu.au></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Heres a thought..<BR>A search can be general, I guess... whereas a query tends to be more filtered(specific)...how bout that?<BR>KB.<BR><BR>Kent Beveridge,<BR>I.T. co-ordinator<BR>St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College<BR>Horsham<BR>email.. kbeveridge@stbc.vic.edu.au<BR><BR>Wishes and Eggs, one you make and one you break! A bit like promises.....<BR><BR>"This
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course...<BR>http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/it-applications/exams.html<BR><BR>Section B, question 3. I'm stumped trying to work out the difference<BR>between doing a search and doing a query.<BR><BR>Are they not the same thing in Access? You find certain values in one<BR>or more fields and show the results...<BR><BR>Except a query can also calculate new values from existing data.<BR><BR>Any other difference?<BR><BR>Mark<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Mark Kelly<BR>Manager - Information Systems<BR>McKinnon Secondary College<BR>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<BR>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<BR>School Phone +613 8520 9000<BR>School Fax +613 95789253<BR>kel AT mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au<BR><BR>Webmaster - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au <HTTP: www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au /><BR>IT Lecture notes: http://vceit.com <HTTP: vceit.com /><BR>Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List<BR><BR>There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary<BR>and
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