[AccessD] combo from multiple sources

>==========About the rant? Nicely done. :)

Thank you...

>As for the combo box -- it would be for display? You weren't using it to
>filter other data? Sounds like an interesting project btw. :)

We changed the approach and didn't need it...but the names and aliases were 
related via a Person_ID...and the combo wasn't just for viewing...it was to 
select what name was used at that time.  The db maintains all suspect info 
for lookup later...so if Bob Menard(his real name) was arrested and used the 
alias( John Boudreaux).  He may have had 3 other known aliases.  On the case 
the Person_ID would be used and the name Bob Menard shows...the combo comes 
in when they wanted to know what alias was used in this instance(but he 
could have used his real name).  We didn't use it in the end...but this was 
the reason why.

I probably would have structured the tables differently...but being short on 
time...it was the quickest fix storing aliases in different tables than the 
names.

Thanks,

Mark A. Matte

>From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at setel.com>
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving'"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] combo from multiple sources
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:01:53 -0500
>
>At one point I wanted to show every name associated with a case in a combo
>to identify which name was used.  This included alias's which were in a
>different table.  So I needed data displayed from 2 different tables...and 
>I
>
>just used a UNION query as the source.
>
>Does this address your question?
>
>==========About the rant? Nicely done. :)
>
>As for the combo box -- it would be for display? You weren't using it to
>filter other data? Sounds like an interesting project btw. :)
>
>Susan H.
>
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