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Jan 24, 2007

Anyone...
Please can you tell me how I run a make table query that makes one of the fields a primary key. Can it be done in the query or do I have to set it as part of a macro that runs the query. If so How do I achieve this.

I am running a make table query from a link table so i can use it with infopath. I run the make table query every time I update the spreadsheet that the link table runs off and it makes a proper table with it for infopath to run off (because I can't get infopath to run off a link table, No primary key means it won't submit.) When I run the macro that runs the query and creates the table, I need it to make oone of the fields a primary key.

Any suggestions

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