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I am running my sql code to output to a text file.  But get the error

SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 209
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Ambiguous column name 'Val'.
SQLState = 37000, NativeError = 8180
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Statement(s) could not be prepared.
NULL

When I try and run the code.  Can anyone help!


-- Populate Temp Database with information from Text File
BULK INSERT DOCSDB..Temp FROM 'c:\SER\test.txt'
WITH (
   DATAFILETYPE = 'char',
   FIELDTERMINATOR = ',',
   ROWTERMINATOR = '\n'
)

--Declare variables
declare @DB_NAME varchar(128)
declare @DB_Match varchar(128)
declare @ColNameSearchingFor varchar(128)
declare @TabNamec varchar (128)
declare @TabName varchar (128)
declare @tablen varchar (128)
--declare cursor
declare SERCur cursor
--Start Loop
for
--Select table name when starts with vtab and add to cursor
     select table_name from information_schema.tables where table_name like 'vtab%'
--open cursor
open SERCur
--Get First record in cursor and save to variable DB_NAME
fetch next from SERCur into @DB_NAME

--Loop unti end of records in cursor
while @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

     begin
     set @TabName = @DB_Name
     set @TabNamec = 'docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + '.val'
     Declare @script varchar(255)
 


     --Select account and date from database

Set @script = 'BCP "SELECT distinct val FROM docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + ',docsdb.dbo.temp where ' + @TabNamec + ' = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c'
Exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @script

       
           --get next table name from cursor
         fetch next from SERCur into @DB_NAME
           
     end

--Close Cursor
close SERCur
deallocate SERCur


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This simply means that there are columns called val in both tables :
docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + '  and  docsdb.dbo.temp



You can overcome it by aliasing the tables and referrencing val viz:

SELECT distinct a.val FROM docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + ' a,docsdb.dbo.temp b where ' + @TabNamec + ' = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val

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change
Set @script = 'BCP "SELECT distinct val FROM docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + ',docsdb.dbo.temp where ' + @TabNamec + ' = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c'
to
Set @script = 'BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.val FROM docsdb.dbo.' + @DB_Name + ',docsdb.dbo.temp where ' + @TabNamec + ' = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c'
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BillAn1 is right
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hkamal, the changes you made output a file but it is a 0 byte file and it give me this error.  Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?  thanks

NULL
Starting copy...
NULL
0 rows copied.
Network packet size (bytes): 4096
Clock Time (ms.): total        1
NULL
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Sorry got that wrong I used BillAn1 suggestion.  
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Test the query separately if you can (in QA without the BCP). It is possible your result set is 0 (ie no matches between the two tables).
Copy my last query and replace the variables with the literal values
If you get 0 rows returned, your synatx and BCP are correct
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There are 17 tables with the name starting with VTAB.  Some of my tables do not have a match but I know that at least 3 of them have matches.  But I keep getting the error

NULL
Starting copy...
NULL
0 rows copied.
Network packet size (bytes): 4096
Clock Time (ms.): total        1
NULL

when I do a print it gives me

BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0001.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0001,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0001.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0002.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0002,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0002.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0003.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0003,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0003.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0004.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0004,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0004.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0005.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0005,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0005.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0006.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0006,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0006.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0007.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0007,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0007.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0008.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0008,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0008.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0009.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0009,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0009.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0010.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0010,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0010.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0011.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0011,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0011.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0012.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0012,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0012.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0013.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0013,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0013.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0014.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0014,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0014.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0015.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0015,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0015.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0016.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0016,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0016.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c
BCP "SELECT distinct docsdb.dbo.VTAB0017.val FROM docsdb.dbo.VTAB0017,docsdb.dbo.temp where docsdb.dbo.VTAB0017.val = docsdb.dbo.TEMP.val"  queryout c:\Account.txt -U sa -P cfds -S -c


so I know it is picking up the table names.  
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Oops, clip out the line SET @TabC= "docsdb.dbo." + @Tab + ".val"

It's redundant
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Thank you all for your help.    Every answer helped me get one step closer.