When you write the sql statement you have to use the AS keyword to rename
one of the columns

Select table1.colname, table2.colname as colname_new

Then, of course, when you output, you use the correct alias.

#queryname.colname# #queryname.colname_new#

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael She [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:52 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Retreiving Query Columns
> 
> 
> If I'm joining multiple tables together and they have columns 
> with the same 
> name, how do I distinguish between them?
> 
> I've tried: #queryname.table.column_name# but this doesn't 
> seem to work.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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