Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

For the most part, you're probably accustomed to using Microsoft Excel for tasks such as preparing reports, forecasts, and budgets. However, Excel is much more powerful than that. It can be used to ...

Create easier data connections in Power Apps with virtual tables Your email has been sent Low code isn’t new. For decades, business users have turned to Microsoft Access databases and Microsoft Excel ...

The MySQL Workbench main window. How to create tables and add data to MySQL database with MySQL Workbench Your email has been sent The MySQL Workbench GUI is cross-platform, open source, and ...

Test-driven software must often drop, create and populate database tables with records before it runs a suite of unit tests. For this reason, the ability to have JPA frameworks -- such as EclipseLink ...

Relational databases form the backbone of most serious web applications because they make data storage and retrieval easy, safe and flexible. This setup normally works wonderfully, until developers ...

Note: This article is excerpted from Chapter 7, "Creating a Shared Database," of Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit [Microsoft Press, 2003, ISBN: 0735619220]. It has been edited for ...