Inexplicably slow query

[crozfader]

Hi All.

I have a huge query that joins ten different tables and returns around 100 columns.

When I execute the query, it takes less than a minute to run...


If I create a "make table query" with the same, i.e. I just want to store the results of the query in a permanent table, it takes forever (been running for 30 mins, looks like Access is frozen).

Any ideas why this is happenning?

I've indexed most of the join fields to speed up the query.

Thanks

 

[Trevor G]

What does the SQL look like?

Have you tried automating this with VBA code?

 

[SydneyGeek]

Is this a UNION query? If so, have you considered running each part of the query in turn and appending the result to a table?

Denis

 

[james_lankford]

try making a 2nd query
make the 2nd one the "make table" query and use the original "select" query as its source

and are you making the table in the local Access db?
or is it attached, so that you're attempting to make the table in SQL Server or another Access db ?