Duplicate Query

I am attempting to find duplicate numbers by creating a new query in Access.
I have imported an excel file with multiple worksheets into access and would
like to find out what the duplicate numbers are and where they are located
without erasing/replacing the existing data. Not sure how to build the
query. Help please.

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:09:13 -0800, quest1914
wrote:

I am attempting to find duplicate numbers by creating a new query in Access.
I have imported an excel file with multiple worksheets into access and would
like to find out what the duplicate numbers are and where they are located
without erasing/replacing the existing data. Not sure how to build the
query. Help please.

For starters, create a new Query, and use the "Find Duplicates" query
wizard.

John W. Vinson [MVP]

My apologies, I should have stated that I did attempt the query wizard. I
went to Queries, New, Find Duplicate Query Wizard, and it produces a dialogue
box in which different tables are listed. It then asks if I want to view
Tables, Queries, or Both. No matter the selection, it comes back with a
message stating, "You must select a table or query that contains at least one
field that does not have the memo or OLE data type". I tried to just
manually build a query in Design View, but am not sure what to input in the
following fields, Field, Table, Sort, Show, Criteria, Or. Any further
direction on this one would be so appreciated. Thanks for your time.

"John W. Vinson" wrote:

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:09:13 -0800, quest1914
wrote:

I am attempting to find duplicate numbers by creating a new query in Access.
I have imported an excel file with multiple worksheets into access and would
like to find out what the duplicate numbers are and where they are located
without erasing/replacing the existing data. Not sure how to build the
query. Help please.

For starters, create a new Query, and use the "Find Duplicates" query
wizard.

John W. Vinson [MVP]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:09:13 -0800, quest1914
wrote:

I am attempting to find duplicate numbers by creating a new query in Access.
I have imported an excel file with multiple worksheets into access and would
like to find out what the duplicate numbers are and where they are located
without erasing/replacing the existing data. Not sure how to build the
query. Help please.

I guess I don't understand. Did you import multiple worksheets into
one table? If so, use the Duplicates query on that table. Or did you
import each worksheet into its own table, and you want to find all
duplicates across all the tables?

What's the context? What constitutes a "duplicate"? How are your
tables structured?

John W. Vinson [MVP]