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Special SQL to export customer data to MailChimp

Hi Experts,

I am attempting to export customer data from MS Access to MailChimp.
My MailChimp List uses a Group called "Interests".
So a customer can nominate 0-4 interests: Interest1, Interest2, Interest3, Interest4.

I have a Crosstab query that outputs the customer interests in this form:

The complication is that MailChimp rolls Interests in to a single field, for example:

"Interest1, Interest2, Interest3, Interest4" - if customer is interested in all 4 topics
"Interest1, Interest4" - if customer is interested in these 2 topics
"" - if customer has not specified any interests

Is it possible to generate this type of output using SQL?

Here is a sample MS Access database for testing.

Regards,
Leigh

als315

Can you show exact expected result?
Should it be csv file?

LeighWardle

ASKER

Yes, I want to generate a csv file. something like this:

"Email Address","First Name","Last Name","Interests" 
x.y@domain.com,John,Doe,"Interest1, Interest4"
.........

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als315

Can you show corect csv data from your sample?
ClientID,Interest1,Interst2,Interest3,Interest4
1,,,,
10110103,,2,,
10110104,,2,1,
10110105,,2,,
...
10110109,1,2,,
10110110,,3,1,1
or
1
10110103,2
10110104,2,1
10110105,2
...
10110109,1,2
10110110,3,1,1

LeighWardle

ASKER

Here is the correct csv data from my sample:

"ClientID","<>","Interest1","Interest2","Interest3","Interest4"
"1",1,,,,
"10110103",,,2,,
"10110104",,,2,1,
"10110105",,,2,,
"10110106",,,2,1,
"10110108",,,2,1,
"10110109",,1,2,,
"10110110",,,3,1,1

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als315

Change your query to:

TRANSFORM Count(CLIENTS3.ClientID) AS CountOfClientID
SELECT CLIENTS3.ClientID
FROM CLIENTS3 LEFT JOIN ([Item Transactions] LEFT JOIN Items ON [Item Transactions].ItemID = Items.ItemID) ON CLIENTS3.ClientID = [Item Transactions].CustomerID
GROUP BY CLIENTS3.ClientID
PIVOT IIf(IsNull([ItemCategory]),"<>",[ItemCategory]);

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and export it as text with master. Don't forget to incliude headings into export.
Result is included
aaa-MailChimp-Export---Crosstab.txt

LeighWardle

ASKER

Thanks, als315.

As I commented above, the csv file output that I need is something like this:

"Email Address","First Name","Last Name","Interests" 
x.y@domain.com,John,Doe,"Interest1, Interest4"
.........

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als315

In your comment #a40778226 I see sample. Output from my query is exactly as in this comment.
If your comment was wrong, please, show exact expected csv file, based on your sample DB

LeighWardle

ASKER

Hi als315, please accept my apologies for our misunderstanding.

The exact expected csv file, based on my sample DB is:

ClientID	Interests
1	
10110103	Interest2
10110104	"Interest2,Interest3"
10110105	Interest2
10110106	"Interest2,Interest3"
10110108	"Interest2,Interest3"
10110109	"Interest1,Interest2"
10110110	"Interest2,Interest3"

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It would not matter if quotes are included, for example:

ClientID	Interests
1	                ""
10110103	"Interest2"
..........

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LeighWardle

ASKER

Many thanks, als315.
You are a Legend!
Regards,
Leigh