Two Tables with the same field name

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hi, i have two tables with different names; however, i have a field in
both these tables which have the same name. i need to calculate the
difference between the two fields. however, when i try to create a
query, i get a error message saying that there are multiple fields
with the same name. how do i overcome this problem?
 
You need to add the table name to the calculation

Don't just put [YourField]+[YourField]

but use this
[YourTable1]![FieldName]+[YourTable2]![YourField]

So your are adding
[YourTable1] and [YourTable2]

SELECT [YourTable1]![FieldName]+[YourTable2]![YourField] AS TheSum
FROM YourTable1, YourTable2;


HTH
 

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