Extracting data from the Synergetic database

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Extracting data from the Synergetic database
Extracting data from the Synergetic database
You can extract data from the Synergetic database for your own purposes, using tools such as:
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word.
Views have been developed to make it easier to extract data. See Synergetic views (on page 5).
Stored procedures have also been developed, particularly for extracting data for mail merge letters.
See Using stored procedures to retrieve Synergetic data (on page 71).
How to
• Extract data using the Microsoft Query wizard. See Extracting data using the Microsoft Query
wizard (on page 25).
Note: We do not recommend using the wizard as subsequent changes are more complex to
implement. The wizard is used mainly for creating quick queries but does not introduce you to the
full functionality of Microsoft Query.
• Edit a query using the Microsoft Query wizard. See Editing a Microsoft Query using the wizard
(on page 35).
• Open a query that has already been perfected. Inserting an existing SQL statement (on
page 40).
• Edit a query using Microsoft Query directly. See Extracting data using Microsoft Query directly
(on page 46).
• Create a query using Microsoft Query directly. See Extracting student name and contact
details example (on page 51).
• Create advanced queries using Microsoft Query directly. See Advanced Microsoft Query and
SQL examples (on page 63).
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