How to create a new column in a select query

Question

In MS Access, I want to insert a new column into the returned result of a select query. The new column has the same value for every row. For example, my select returns columns A, B and I want C to be the new column created by the select query:

A   B   C
----------
a1  b1  c
a2  b2  c
a3  b3  c

Answer 1

select A, B, 'c' as C
from MyTable

Answer 2

It depends what you wanted to do with that column e.g. here's an example of appending a new column to a recordset which can be updated on the client side:

Sub MSDataShape_AddNewCol()

  Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
  Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
  With rs
    .ActiveConnection = _
    "Provider=MSDataShape;" & _
    "Data Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
    "Data Source=C:\Tempo\New_Jet_DB.mdb"
    .Source = _
    "SHAPE {" & _
    " SELECT ExistingField" & _
    " FROM ExistingTable" & _
    " ORDER BY ExistingField" & _
    "} APPEND NEW adNumeric(5, 4) AS NewField"

    .LockType = adLockBatchOptimistic

    .Open

    Dim i As Long
    For i = 0 To .RecordCount - 1
      .Fields("NewField").Value = Round(.Fields("ExistingField").Value, 4)
      .MoveNext
    Next

    rs.Save "C:\rs.xml", adPersistXML

  End With
End Sub