Is this an Access query on an Access table? Is it a Select Query? Runnig a
Select query on a table does nothing to the table in and of itself. You can
typically make changes to the source table within the Select query, but not
by running it alone.

"RollieG" wrote:

I know this isn't the correct forum for this question, but it is basic, and I
think I already know the answer.

How can creating a query in Access affect the data table that the query is
using?