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  1. #1
    dusencha is offline Novice
    Windows XP Access 2010 32bit
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    Merging 2 tables

    I have 2 tables. There is similar data in each table. Example - patient name, date.

    Do I use Append to merge the data or do I use another feature?

    One table contains:

    • Patient Name
    • Admit ID
    • Date


    Second table contains:
    • Patient Name
    • Admit ID
    • Date




    But then each table also contains a few fields that are different.

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    amrut is offline Expert
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    I would suggest to create a third table with required fields and then append data to this table from these two tables and fix up duplicates.

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    Xipooo is offline Sr. Database Developer
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    Yes, an append query is what you want... and amrut is right. Insert them into a 3rd table.

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