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I am attempting to create an ODBC connection through Microsoft Access 2003 to a SQL database. &nbsp;How do I create the connection? &nbsp;I want to be able to build custom queries. &nbsp;Thanks for your help.
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I am attempting to create an ODBC connection through Microsoft Access 2003 to a SQL database.  How do I create the connection?  I want to be able to build custom queries.  Thanks for your help.

ODBC connections from access 2003 to a SQL database

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.

Microsoft Access

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.