>>>>> "LL" == Linh Luong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

 LL> Hi,
 LL> I am trying to do a 2 joins between 3 tables.

 LL> ie) 
 LL> select <some field>, coalesce(TRR.ABC, SOC.ABC) as newABC, ...
 LL> from A join (B join C on (..)) on (..)) as TRR 
 LL> left join 
 LL> (D join E on (..)) as SOC on (TRR.Field1=SOC.Field2)

 LL> When I run this it says that there is an ambiguous field.  Yes after the
 LL> join for TRR and SOC they both contain a fields name ABC.  How can I
 LL> rename this field in the sql statement or how can I make it so the sql
 LL> statement know that they are different.

 LL> Please help.. .thanks

You have to use full-qualifyed field names, like this:

select trr.abc, soc.abc,....

In addition you can use aliases for field names:

select trr.abc as abc1, soc.abc as abc2, ....

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