MS access calculated field sub table

Question

I would like to add a calculated field to many of my tables and will be able to use this new technique many times.

I have sub records such as values for SalePrice and I would like to have these totals show in an employees record.

I would appreciate a sample query and how to implement considering the following data:

• Table 1 (Employees): ID, EmployeeName, [Calculated Field]
• Table 2 (Sales): ID, InventoryItem, SalePrice, QuantityOrdered

I would like to fetch [SalePrice] x [QuantityOrdered] in 2 scenarios:

• Total Sales to date
• Total Sales within a date range (where these 2 values can be entered on a form) for administration purposes as our employees are paid commission only.

I'm used to adding table fields in both Layout and Design view.

Kind regards, Mikey.

Answer 1

This should get you started: MS Access SQL: http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/access-help/access-sql-basic-concepts-vocabulary-and-syntax-HA010256402.aspx . Calculated fields in queries: http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/access-help/create-a-calculated-field-in-a-query-mdb-HP005188023.aspx .