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    Combining Fields Problem

    I have two fields that use the lookup wizard and pull data from two separate tables.

    Field 1 = Cable Location ID, Data Type = Autonumber
    Field 2 = Cable Type, Data Type = Number (being used to query information from another table)
    Field 3 = Location, Data Type = Number (being used to query information from another table)
    Field 4 = Cable Type and Location, Data Type = Calculated

    Ok in my Field 4 Calculated I have [Cable Type] & " in " & [Location] it results in "1 in 1" instead of "Cat 5 in Location" is there a way to fix that?



    Thank you.

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    Do the calculation in a query that joins the related tables and use the text descriptor fields from the lookup tables.

    Advise against building lookups (especially when alias is involved) in tables just because of the confusion they cause. I prefer to see the true value of the field.
    http://access.mvps.org/access/lookupfields.htm
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    Thank you!

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