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Another option would be to link the Excel spreadsheet to Access, rather than import it. &nbsp;Then write a query that actually imports the data from Excel into your Access table. &nbsp;With this method, you could use the IIF() function to convert the X to &quot;Yes&quot;, and the others to &quot;No&quot;<br />
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IIF([SomeField] = &quot;X&quot;, &quot;Yes&quot;, &quot;No&quot;)<br />

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Another option would be to link the Excel spreadsheet to Access, rather than import it.  Then write a query that actually imports the data from Excel into your Access table.  With this method, you could use the IIF() function to convert the X to "Yes", and the others to "No"

IIF([SomeField] = "X", "Yes", "No")


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Would it then be possible to link it to a new spreadsheet? The potential issue is that we have a need to consistently update the data through new spreadsheets.
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Would it then be possible to link it to a new spreadsheet? The potential issue is that we have a need to consistently update the data through new spreadsheets.

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Yes,<br />
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I normally use the TransferSpreadsheet method to link Excel spreadsheets to Access, then use Access queries to transform the data (as necessary) to get it into the format I want it in in Access. &nbsp;I the next time I link that table from another spreadsheet, I don't have to worry about it.
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Yes,

I normally use the TransferSpreadsheet method to link Excel spreadsheets to Access, then use Access queries to transform the data (as necessary) to get it into the format I want it in in Access.  I the next time I link that table from another spreadsheet, I don't have to worry about it.

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I am trying to import an Excel spreadsheet into an Access 2010 database. There are several columns in the spreadsheet where the cell values are marked with &quot;X&quot; if a value of &quot;Yes&quot; was intended or left blank if a value of &quot;No&quot; was intended.<br />
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Is it possible to import these columns and have the &quot;X&quot; automatically converted to 'yes&quot; and blanks converted to &quot;no&quot;? If so, how do I go about doing this?
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I am trying to import an Excel spreadsheet into an Access 2010 database. There are several columns in the spreadsheet where the cell values are marked with "X" if a value of "Yes" was intended or left blank if a value of "No" was intended.

Is it possible to import these columns and have the "X" automatically converted to 'yes" and blanks converted to "no"? If so, how do I go about doing this?

Access - Excel Data Import

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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.

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SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.