7. Linked tables and relationships

The previous page has a picture showing two tables with related fields. These are depicted graphically as a line between them.

relationship in a database

 

The line between the fields has a '1' on one side and the infinity sign on the other. In Access this indicates a 'one-to-many' relationship. This is described in more detail on the Entity Relationship Diagram mini-web.

A small relational database may only contain two tables whilst a large corporate database could contain hundreds of tables.

 

 

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Click on this link: database diagrams

 

 

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