### Queries

A query is a request for specific information from a database. If you are requesting that information from an SQL database (or from a database that you access via ODBC), the query must be written using the Structured Query Language (SQL). The SQL language is not difficult to learn, but mastering the fine points of creating and retrieving data using SQL can take quite a while. Since the SQL Designer eliminates the need to understand SQL, it can get you building effective queries right away.

The SQL Designer has been designed to meet the needs of individuals with little or no query background as well as the needs of experienced SQL professionals.

- If you are new to querying, you will enjoy the way the SQL Designer helps create queries, even if you have no knowledge of SQL whatsoever. By answering a few questions on a set of sequential tabs, you provide the program with all the information needed to generate a query that fits your needs.
- If you are an SQL professional, you will appreciate the facility that enables you to fine-tune the queries that the SQL Designer generates. If you are more comfortable writing your own SQL queries, you will find it easy to enter your queries directly or even paste them in from another source.

The SQL Designer can be a powerful tool for many of your information gathering needs.

Note: The SQL Designer can only access data stored in an ODBC data source.

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