All Access queries are stored procedures. They are Stored.
They are Procedures. They are stored procedures. In the
older Access SQL syntax, the keyword 'procedure' was optional,
and was discarded when you stored the procedure.
In the newer Access SQL syntax, the keyword 'procedure'
is used for action queries, and is not discarded when
you store the procedure.
To use the newer Access SQL syntax, use ADO to create
your action queries, or in Access 2003, create a new
database in A2003 ANSI mode. If the database is an
A2003/ANSI database, the default SQL style is 'ANSI'
mode.
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