Hello, > > ok here is something I would like your input. Do you think the > certification should demand knowledge of relational database? >
Yes, for shure. The graphical Base tools provide for a handful of tools, covering just a small fraction of the available features. Base can be used as a frontend for dozends of relational databases. In many cases this implies that you already have created your database otherwise. There is only one type of databases which can be created from scratch (embedded hsql). The common set of tools to manipulate all types of databases is the structured query language (SQL). The GUI covers just a tiny fraction of SQL, basically SELECT <field list> FROM "Table" WHERE <some condition(s)> ORDERED BY <something> Without knowlege about relations, indices, foreign and primary keys you won't be able to create queries nor usable forms. As far as I remember, MS Access tries it's very best to hide all the technical background from the user allowing some more "blind" steps. At a certain point you need the knowlege anyway. In my opinion you run into trouble when you create the first table without knowing the successive relations beforehand. Just my 2 Cents Andreas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
