>What would be the syntax to get the ctrl#,item from 2 like tables where customer='JONES'? My syntax returns duplicates from table 2.
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>SELECT a.ctrl,a.item,b.ctrl,b.item FROM e:csu8 a , e:csu7 b ;
>WHERE a.cust_name = b.cust_name AND a.cust_name='JONES'
Try

SELECT ctrl, item FROM table1 WHERE cust_name='JONES' ;
UNION ALL
SELECT ctrl, item FROM table2 WHERE cust_name='JONES' ;
INTO CURSOR crsResult