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ammartino44
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How do I only select certain columns from a SQL database table connection?

‎12-01-2016 04:36 PM

How do I only select certain columns from a SQL database table connection?

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‎12-01-2016 04:43 PM

Use "Advanced" when connecting to the SQL database and then use any SQL SELECT statement that you want.

 

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_select.asp

 



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‎12-01-2016 04:43 PM

Use "Advanced" when connecting to the SQL database and then use any SQL SELECT statement that you want.

 

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_select.asp

 



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