Andrew, This should do it:
Select TABLE1.NAME , CartesianArea(Overlap( TABLE1.OBJ, TABLE2.OBJ), "sq m") "AREA_SQM" From TABLE1, TABLE2 Where TABLE1.OBJ Intersects TABLE2.OBJ Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis "For enden af regnbuen..." - hvordan kommer man dertil og er det overhovedet muligt? Læs mere om årets MapInfo konference på www.cowi.dk/mapinfokonference -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Tracey Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:17 PM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] SQL Querying I have two tables - 1 consisting of 70 polygons and 1 consisting of 20 polygons. Both tables cover the same area, what I want to do is work out what area or percentage of each of the polygons that is within another. Does anyone know the syntax to do this? Thanks Andrew Tracey Information Support Officer (GIS) Information Team Chief Executive Office South Tyneside Council Westoe Road South Shields NE33 2RL Tel: 0191 4247561 E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************************************ Please do not print this e-mail if you can help it - and help protect the environment. ************************************************************************************************ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the named recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete from your system, you are not permitted to disseminate, store, disclose or copy. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as they could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses and therefore the Council accept no liability for any such errors or omissions. Views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Council.South Tyneside Council, Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 2RL, Tel: 0191 427 1717, Website: www.southtyneside.info ************************************************************************************************ The Council's web site address is www.southtyneside.info _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l