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Access VBA Macros | Messages and variables exercise | Run action query to create separate table of films
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Software ==> | Access VBA Macros (25 exercises) |
Version ==> | Access 2010 and later |
Topic ==> | Messages and variables (8 exercises) |
Level ==> | Average difficulty |
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The aim of this exercise is to run the action query called qryBillionDollarFilms in the above database, which should create a table containing the 27 films in the database which took more than $1 billion dollars at the box office:

The hard thing will be to avoid messages like this appearing.
To do this, create a new procedure called BillionDollarFilms in a new or existing module which should:
- Turn warning messages off.
- Run the action query called qryBillionDollarFilms.
- Turn warning messages back on again.
- Display a message saying what's happened (see below).
- Open up the table created (it's called Billion dollar films) so you can see the results.
Here's what your message box might say:

The sort of thing you might say (note the title has been changed, and there is only one button).
Save and close any tables, queries and modules you have open.