Hello "piltdown",

(real names would be nice)

> Is it possible to have a field in one table  obtain its value from another
> field in a different table. For example, a table containing parts ordered
> may contain a supplier field whose data is stored in a Suppliers table.

Andrew already described the DB structure you would use on this. For the
GUI, if you want to enter data into this structure, you would usually
use a list box in a form. When entering data into the table(s) directly,
there is no such lookup feature.

Ciao
Frank

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