SQL Syntax: Access vs. SQL Server Differences

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to adapt your SQL queries from Access to SQL Server, covering differences in string formatting, date handling, wildcard characters, and more. We'll also see two methods for automatically convert your SQL using online tools.

Victor from Livonia, Michigan (a Platinum Member) asks: Victor from Livonia, Michigan (a Platinum Member) asks: How do I run a query for orders that occurred after January 1st of this year in SQL Server? I transferred all my tables from Access to SQL Server, and when I run my query in SSMS, it doesn't seem to work. I get an incorrect syntax error. What should I be doing instead?

Prerequisites

• SQL with Access

Links

• AccessUserGroups Tool
• ChatGPT
• ISO Date Format

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• Access SQL Server Online
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