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Merging two tables for a view

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salthead
Starting Member

8 Posts

Posted - 2011-01-04 : 21:45:35

I'd like to create a view by using two tables and merging them as such:

Table 1
ID Description
01 This is my first Description
02 This is my second Description
03 This is my third Description

Table 2
ID Description
01 Description 1
02 Description 2

Resulting View
ID Source Description
01 Table 1 This is my first Description
02 Table 1 This is my second Description
03 Table 1 This is my third Description
01 Table 2 Description 1
02 Table 2 Description 2

Is this possible with sqlserver? And if so, what would be the best way to accomplish this task?

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2011-01-04 : 22:31:55

SELECT [ID], [Description]
FROM Table 1
UNION ALL
SELECT [ID], [Description]
FROM Table 2

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salthead
Starting Member

8 Posts

Posted - 2011-01-06 : 22:00:36

Thanks for the help!! That's exactly what I needed, and no matter how I tried, I couldn't form a web search that would give me the info.

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