This is what I will do, use AS with a new name. Thank you.
>Name the fields:
>
>select RF_FILE.RISK_FACT AS RF_FILE_RISK
> ,.... -- (always use exact list of the necessary fields. I doubt that you need ALL fields from the table
>FROM ...
>>/pre>
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I have come across the following problem.
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>>I have the following segment in a SQL Select:
>><pre>
>>select RF_FILE.RISK_FACT, EQ_FILE*. FROM EQ_FILE JOIN RF_FILE ON RF_FILE.RF_PK = EQ_FILE.RF_PK
>>
>>
>>In SQL Server, because the field RISK_FACT appears before the EQ_FILE*., the column RISK_FACT is selected from the RF_FILE. But when using a VFP database, the SQL Select gets two fields RISK_FACT_A and RISK_FACT_B, one from each table.
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>>So, the SQL Server works as I want it. But with VFP database, it does not work.
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>>Is there a way to change the above SQL Select in VFP so that the column RISK_FACT is selected from the RF_FILE (without added _A or _B)?
>>
>>TIA
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