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    Failed attempt at concetenation

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    The help menu was not helpful. What does this mean and how can I fix it?

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    You have a field [LastName] in both tblAdvisor and tblStudent. I know that you have specified tblAdvisor in the 'Table' row of the query, but Access likes you to specify it in your 'Field' row for some reason. Try:

    Exper1: ([tblAdvisor.FirstName]) & " " & ([tblAdvisor.LastName])

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    Worked beautifully -- thank you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirsti View Post
    You have a field [LastName] in both tblAdvisor and tblStudent. I know that you have specified tblAdvisor in the 'Table' row of the query, but Access likes you to specify it in your 'Field' row for some reason. Try:

    Exper1: ([tblAdvisor.FirstName]) & " " & ([tblAdvisor.LastName])
    Thanks for your help.

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