import data MySql with Access from Excel file

[dimitri]

i try to copy data from excel into my MySql database which runs on a
linux.

i use MS Access to access the database. i need to optain the unique id
number, and this is where i have some troubles.

how can i either insert data, so my unique id number is continuing

or, how can i access my MySql database with MS Access without a "Unique
Record Identifier"?

i can connect to it without the "Unique Record Identifier", but then i
can't update/work the database.

any help appreciated, I am a beginner.

cheers dimitri

[MGFoster]

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When you connect to the MySQL DB you have to indicate the Primary Key
column(s) in the MySQL table, otherwise the table will not be updateable
by Access.

When you link to the MySQL table a prompt will appear asking for the
Primary Key column(s). Select the columns in the table that uniquely
identify the row.

You can also assign the PK to a linked table, after it has been linked,
with a DDL statement like this:

ALTER TABLE <table name> ADD CONSTRAINT <constraint name>
PRIMARY KEY (<column list>)

E.g.:

ALTER TABLE Accounts ADD CONSTRAINT PK_Accounts
PRIMARY KEY (account_no, region_no)

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dimitri wrote:

i try to copy data from excel into my MySql database which runs on a
linux.

i use MS Access to access the database. i need to optain the unique id
number, and this is where i have some troubles.

how can i either insert data, so my unique id number is continuing

or, how can i access my MySql database with MS Access without a "Unique
Record Identifier"?

i can connect to it without the "Unique Record Identifier", but then i
can't update/work the database.

any help appreciated, I am a beginner.

cheers dimitri