SQL and Access

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I'm confused. What is SQL compared to Access? I am learning Cold Fusion and I am using an Access database. I keep reading about SQL and all I really understand is it is some kind of database. What are the differences between the two? Which is better?

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

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I made that post above then started researching SQL. Turns out I knew it but didn't know I knew it. All these acronyms are confusing sometimes! SQL is what I do when I pull something from my database or put something in it. Rock on!

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

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Hi Rageforth,

You might want to see the following thread (which includes another thread). With any luck, it will shed some more light Smiling
http://216.10.4.112/forums/showthread.php?threadid=12541

Vinny

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