I need to compare a value from one table and return a result from another ie Decode

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julianp

I am trying to use the design view in Access XP to construct a query an
subsequently a report.
However I need to decode some values by comparing the coded results o
each column of the query with the code_decode table and then returnin
a decoded value from this table.

At present I am trying to workout what I should be entering in th
criteria box in the query designer to produce the following:

where decode.code_ref=table1.fieldname an
decode.code_val=table1.fieldvalue then return the value contained i
decode.decode_val

Table name decode
code_ref correspondes to the field in the table that we are decoding
code_val is the value assigned to coded data
decode_val is the translation of the code_val into plain English

I am not very good at entering SQL code and the query is already ver
long so the sql is complex. Thus I am trying to use the Access quer
builder where possible.

Any suggestions very gratefully received

Access is actually connected to a MYSQL Database through ODBC.

Julia
 

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