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How do you import .csv data files into an access table? I am looking for a step by step instructions. If somebody could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.

Anonymous
2011-10-11T22:33:38+00:00

Part of my assignment is to import a .csv excel file into Access. But no matter what I do, I can't seem to do it. It either doesn't work, or when it works, I can't make the necessary changes, as instructed in the assignment.

  1. Len exported the customer data he was maintaining in another computer system to a text file, Import the data from Customers.csv into a new table in the LuckyTire database.

 Specify Customers.csv as the source of your data.

 Select Import the source data into a new table in the current database

 Select import in a delimited format.

 Select comma delimited and click the First Row Contains Field Names checkbox.

 Select the Indexed option Yes (No Duplicates).

 Choose CustID as the primary key.

 Name the new table Customers. (Do not save import steps.)

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It won't let me make the changes in the picture. When I try to go into design view, it says that I can't make changes, to make the changes in the original file, or something like that, and then it lets me in design view. but if I make changes, it won't let me save.

Can somebody please give me a step by step process to importing the .csv excel file into access?

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Anonymous
2011-10-11T22:46:45+00:00

My guess would be that you've selected 'link' not 'import' as the second and third steps of the process.

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  1. ScottGem 68,820 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2011-10-12T11:58:38+00:00

    Access has a wizard that prompts you all the way on this. You start in the External Data ribbon and select Text file and then follow the prompts from there. When the file is imported, you THEN open the newly created table in Design mode to set CustID as the PK.

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