First things first, I'm not using MS-SQL by choice and I consider myself a
newbie...

I put two scripts together with UNION because of the way the tables are laid
out.  I just want some duplicate information removed.  I have to use the
same field name in the same table to get the service and the roll which is
why I think I have to use a union in my script.

Question:  What tools are available to kill the effects of the UNION
function?  Here is an example of my return result....

row   LName         service         roll
1      Smith                              physician
2      Smith           medical
3      Anderson                         surgical
4      Anderson      medical
5      Sowards                          physician
6      Gill                                  physician

I want it to look like this...

row   LName         service         roll
1      Smith           medical        physician
2      Anderson      medical        surgical
3      Sowards                          physician
4      Gill                                  physician

Every physician is going to have a roll but not every physician will have a
service assigned.

Is there any tool available or any simple script that could combine the two
records if there is a service for that physician?  If anyone can give me the
name of a function you might use in whatever rdbms you use, maybe I can find
the equivalent for MS-SQL...if there is one.

TIA,
John

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