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    nicnicman is offline Novice
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    Making field values from different tables the same

    How would I set the field value in one table to equal the field value in another table? Neither fields are primary keys, but the two tables do have a one-to-many relationship. Basically, I just want the two values to be the same.



    Thanks for any help and if more info is needed please let me know.

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    This is contrary to normalization rules for databases. There is no need to duplicate information. If the data is in a table and can be retrieved, it can be shown as needed in a query, form or report.

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    nicnicman is offline Novice
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    Hmm...that's true. The field may not be necessary after all.

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    nicnicman is offline Novice
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    Thanks for all your help, alansidman!

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