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06.25.2008 at 09:32AM PDT, ID: 23515197
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Union query gives invalid argument response

Asked by StacyD in Microsoft Access Database

Tags: access, Union query - invalid argument

Hello All:
I have a union query that I would like to merge in order to performa  purge. The tables each have only two fields, and they are the same type. The queruy itself runs fine but when I wrap the create table statement around it I get invalid argument. Can you help?

SELECT q.office,q.account
INTO PurgeBDPJun12Union
FROM
    (select office,account
from TableToUseToPurgeJun12
union
select office,account
from ToBePurgedFromBDPSource)  q

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Keywords: Union query gives invalid argument res…
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1 Error: Incorrect syntax near the keyw…
2 unions
3 UNION in query
4 Union Query
5 Union Query
6 merge/union these two values
 
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