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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150445"><bookmark_value>queries;overview (Base)</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>tables in databases; printing queries (Base)</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>printing; queries (Base)</bookmark_value>
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</bookmark><comment>mw added "(Base)" to all entries </comment><h1 id="hd_id3150445"><link href="text/sdatabase/02000000.xhp" name="Queries">Queries</link></h1>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150499" xml-lang="en-US">A "query" is a special view of a table. A query can display chosen records or chosen fields within records; it can also sort those records. A query can apply to one table or to multiple tables, if they are linked by common data fields.<comment>i73680</comment></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147399" xml-lang="en-US">Use queries to find records from data tables based on certain criteria. All queries created for a database are listed under the <emph>Queries</emph> entry. Since this entry contains the database queries, it is also called the "query container".</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3153750">Printing Queries</h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149183" xml-lang="en-US">To print a query or table:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156426" xml-lang="en-US">Open a text document (or a spreadsheet document if you prefer the specific printing functions of this type of document).</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149827" xml-lang="en-US">Open the database file and click the Table icon if you want to print a table, or click the Query icon if you want to print a query.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149398" xml-lang="en-US">Drag the name of the table or query into the open text document or spreadsheet. The dialog <link href="text/shared/02/12070000.xhp" name="Insert Database Columns">Insert Database Columns</link> opens.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150443" xml-lang="en-US">Decide which columns = data fields you want to include. You can also click the <emph>AutoFormat</emph> button and select a corresponding formatting type. Close the dialog.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153561" xml-lang="en-US">The query or table will be inserted into your document.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150503" xml-lang="en-US">Print the document by choosing <emph>File - Print</emph>.</paragraph>
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<tip id="par_id3153146">You can also open the data source view (Ctrl+Shift+F4), select the entire database table in the data source view (click on the top left corner of the table), and then drag the selection to a text document or spreadsheet.</tip>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149655" xml-lang="en-US">Allows you to sort and filter the data in a query table.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3153379"><link href="text/sdatabase/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design</link></h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151211" xml-lang="en-US">With the <emph>Query Design</emph>, you can create and edit a query or view.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3153968"><link href="text/sdatabase/02010100.xhp" name="Query Through Several Tables">Query Through Several Tables</link></h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151043" xml-lang="en-US">The query result can contain data from several tables if these are linked to each other by suitable data fields.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3159149"><link href="text/sdatabase/02010100.xhp" name="Formulating Query Criteria">Formulating Query Criteria</link></h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154910" xml-lang="en-US">You can find out which operators and commands can be used to formulate the filter conditions for a query.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3156212"><link href="text/sdatabase/02010100.xhp" name="Executing Functions">Executing Functions</link></h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144762" xml-lang="en-US">You can perform calculations with the data of a table and store the results as a query result.</paragraph>
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