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                                    | kamikazeStarting Member
 
 
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                                            |  Posted - 2010-03-10 : 08:45:45 
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                                            | SELECT tblJobDetails.*, OwnedVehicle.CO2 AS VCO2, ([EndMileage]-[StartMileage]*([VCO2])) AS tot1, tblPostcodes.x AS xPosd, tblPostcodes.y AS yPosdFROM tblStatus INNER JOIN (tblPostcodes INNER JOIN (tblJobDetails LEFT JOIN OwnedVehicle ON tblJobDetails.VehicleID = OwnedVehicle.VehicleID) ON tblPostcodes.PostcodeID = tblJobDetails.PostcodeID) ON tblStatus.StatusID = tblJobDetails.StatusID;Can anybody help convert this JET SQL statement to T-SQL? the problem lies when i call VCO2 in my calulation. Since this is an expression from a previuos line in the same query. how do i go about making this work and retain my expression collumn.ummm... |  |  
                                    | madhivananPremature Yak Congratulator
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-03-10 : 09:28:26 
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                                          | SELECT tblJobDetails.*, OwnedVehicle.CO2 AS VCO2, ([EndMileage]-[StartMileage]*([OwnedVehicle.CO2])) AS tot1, tblPostcodes.x AS xPosd, tblPostcodes.y AS yPosdFROM tblStatus INNER JOIN (tblPostcodes INNER JOIN (tblJobDetails LEFT JOIN OwnedVehicle ON tblJobDetails.VehicleID = OwnedVehicle.VehicleID) ON tblPostcodes.PostcodeID = tblJobDetails.PostcodeID) ON tblStatus.StatusID = tblJobDetails.StatusID;MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |  
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                                    | kamikazeStarting Member
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-03-10 : 13:10:02 
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                                          | thank you very much for your time and effort madhivanan. However this ststement still throws back the same error in SQL server 2005 "error Message: Invalid Column name 'OwnedVehicle.VCO2' " I dont know where it's going wrong somehow the expression is not being recognised as an expreession.. Please is there any other suggestion is welcomeummm... |  
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                                    | webfredMaster Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-03-10 : 15:21:59 
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                                          | You have to write OwnedVehicle.CO2 and not OwnedVehicle.VCO2If that isn't the problem then show the actual query. No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.
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                                    | madhivananPremature Yak Congratulator
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-03-11 : 02:12:14 
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                                          | quote:Can you post your new code that throws error?MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to failOriginally posted by kamikaze
 thank you very much for your time and effort madhivanan. However this ststement still throws back the same error in SQL server 2005 "error Message: Invalid Column name 'OwnedVehicle.VCO2' " I dont know where it's going wrong somehow the expression is not being recognised as an expreession.. Please is there any other suggestion is welcomeummm...
 
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