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Update Query that limits number of records updated

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mrtroy

mrtroy

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Jan 28, 2003
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Using Access and need to limit the number of records updated to 1000....the "limit" function appears to not be acceptable to access....how can I do this? thanks in advance!
 
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in the query, right click on the whindow where the tables are shown and in the "top" field enter 1000.
 
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Top" does not appear as an option for update queries.
 
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Fool around with something like
Code: 
UPDATE myTable SET Field1 = 'SomeValue'

Where PrimaryKey IN 
      (Select TOP 1000 PrimaryKey From myTable Order By PrimaryKey)
 
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