Operation must use an updateable query

[Gordon]

I'm running an update query in MSAccess 2002 with the data
source being another query that summarizes some data, and
the columns being updated are located in a table. I get
the error message "Operation must use an updateable
query". Can anyone offer some hints about why this is
occurring?

Thanks,
Gordon

 

[Eric Butts [MSFT]]

Hi Gordon,

Try the following:

- Change your Update Query into a Select Query
- Run it as a Select Query
- Within the query results of the Select Query can you manually update any
of the records?


Regards,

Eric Butts
Microsoft Access Support
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| I'm running an update query in MSAccess 2002 with the data
| source being another query that summarizes some data, and
| the columns being updated are located in a table. I get
| the error message "Operation must use an updateable
| query". Can anyone offer some hints about why this is
| occurring?
|
| Thanks,
| Gordon
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[Ken Snell]

To add to Eric's information:

In order for a query to be updatable, a number of things must be present in
(or absent from) the query. See these MS Knowledge Base articles for more
info about updatable queries:

ACC2000: Cannot Edit or Update Record on a Form
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;209571&Product=acc

ACC2000: Status Bar Displays "Recordset Not Updateable" Message When You Try
to Update a Linked Table
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304179&Product=acc

INFO: Troubleshooting Errors That May Occur When You Update Data in Queries
and in Forms
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328828&Product=acc

ACC: Update Query Based on Totals Query Fails
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;116142&Product=acc