update existing table access

[dshafique]

Hi everyone, i'm very new to access and am learning how to use tables. for my current project, my goal is to create a database of employees with their info, and I want it so if I upload an excel document, it automatically adds it to the database and updates the db.
however, the issue is that in the new month's data, there are some missing fields, like someones missing a birth date or token number or something else. is there a way to use macros maybe to automatically update the db for the values i do have?

I figured out how to create a form, but it doesn't seem practical to keep adding new employees and their data 1 by 1 a few hundred times.

any and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[Micron]

it automatically adds it to the database

Adds what? You're "uploading" a spreadsheet (?) but is that the same sheet name every time and it gets over-writen, or do you end up with lots of them in the db. What does "upload" mean and what is being added - the new sheet, or just its data?

You can import spreadsheets into Access as tables or as linked tables. If linked, changes in the source are reflected in the db, thus you can use them as sources to populate db tables using queries so that their data is more static. Maybe the Excel part should be done away with and just use Access? Many possible solutions, all depending on your situation, which unfortunately, isn't clear.