Article ID: 173121 - Last Review: October 16, 2002 - Revision: 1.0

XL97: Data Returned from Only One Table Using Query Wizard

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SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Query to return data from more that one table in a database, only data from the first table is returned to your Microsoft Excel worksheet.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • Two or more of the tables included in your query have the same name. -and-

  • The tables with the same name have been defined with different owners in the database. -and-

  • You are using the Query Wizard to build your query.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151261/EN-US/ ) OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
To work around the problem temporarily, click to clear the "Use the Query wizard to create/edit queries" check box in the Choose Data Source dialog box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Query 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Query 2000
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