How to add a calculated column to Access via SQL
How do i add a calculated column to an Access table in SQL? I know i can add a column with SQL like this: ALTER TABLE Clients ADD COLUMN AccountDate TEXT(60) Thanks, Vítor You cannot add a calculated column with SQL because calculated field requires an expression and that cannot be supplied through SQL. Technically, a calculated field is a base type - int, double, text etc. Above the base type is an expression that helps Access do the math/logic. You could use VBA to create a calculated column -- create a module and let's assume that -- your table has Field1 integer and Field2 integer -- we