Microsoft Access - Linking fields in two tables that are only partially the same?
Asked By Nate on 13-Mar-13 05:44 PM
Hello, I'm trying to join two tables into one, merging values in a way I'm not sure how to implement.
I have two tables a bit like this:
Table 1:
Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 ...
0001abc data....
0001def data....
0002abc data....
0002def data....
0003abc data....
0003def data....
Table 2:
Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 ...
0001xyz Apples
0002xyz Oranges
0003xyz Bananas
What I would like to do is create a query that displays all the fields in Table 1 but also displays Field 2 from table two, based on the partial match of the first 4 characters (so both 0001abc and 0001def would have a field with "Apples" in it etc.)
Is something like this possible?