MS Access Alter Table

The MS Access Alter Table Tool allows users to visually alter tables. The Alter Table Tool can generate and/or execute the SQL that corresponds to any table alterations specified by the user.

The following options are available for the MS Access Alter Table Tool.

Add Column - Adds a column to a table
Add Primary Key - Adds a primary key to a table
Add Foreign Key - Adds a foreign key to a table
Add Constraint - Adds a check constraint to a table
Change Column Type - Changes the type of a column
Drop Column - Drops a column from a table
Drop Constraint - Drops a check constraint from a table

Listed below are some sample SQL statements generated by the Alter Table Tool.

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE ADD new_col VARCHAR(25)

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE ADD PRIMARY KEY (EmplId)

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE ADD FOREIGN KEY (LastName) REFERENCES CUSTOMER(LastName)