Select SELECT * FROM tblName Selects all items from a table in the database Where SELECT * FROM tblName WHERE fieldname ='searchstring' Selects specific items from a table in the database. = Equal <> Not equal > Greater than < Less than >= Greater than or qual <= Less than or equal BETWEEN selects a range LIKE Search for a string % Wild card used with like Delete DELETE FROM tblName WHERE fieldname ='' Delete items from a table in the database. Warning don't forget the where clause. Easy way to make sure that you are deleting the correct information is to use the Select statement and once you have selected the correct information then change it to a delete by removing SELECT * and replacing it with DELETE DELETE FROM [tblName] WHERE [fieldname]='[searchstring]' Insert INSERT INTO tblName (column1, column2) VALUES (value1, value2) INSERT INTO tblName (column1, column2) VALUES (value1, value2) Update Update tblName SET ColumnName1 = 'Variable1', ColumnName1 = 'Variable1' where ColumnName1 = 'searchstring' Update selected items in a table Update tblName SET ColumnName1 = 'Variable1', ColumnName1 = 'Variable1' where ColumnName1 = 'searchstring' Count SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tblName Selects items from a table in the database and returns the item COUNT. Sum SELECT SUM(ColumnName) FROM tblName Selects items from a table in the database and returns the TOTAL SUM of the column. Max SELECT MAX(ColumnName) FROM tblName Selects items from a table in the database and returns the MAXIMUM value in the column. Avg SELECT AVG(ColumnName) FROM tblName Selects items from a table in the database and returns the AVERAGE value of the column. Order By SELECT * FROM tblName ORDER BY columnName Selects all items from a table in the database and then put the information in order. Default is Ascending ASC Ascending DESC Descending Can ORDER BY multiple fields SELECT * FROM tblName ORDER BY columnName1 desc, columnName2 asc