With 68 tables, 14 lookup tables: it was NOT the entire db structure. It was
2 tables and one view.
but thanks all the same.

Bob Barrows wrote:
Sorry, but I really don't want to see your entire database structure :-)

Boil it down to a concise summary that will not be too painful to type
into a newsgroup post, because that's the only way I will look at it.
Like this:

tblPemitItems
PermiteeID ItemID
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 2
2 3
3 1
4 2
5 1
5 4
5 28
6 5
7 1
7 2
7 3
7 4
7 5
8 1
8 2
8 3

desired results:
PermiteeID
1
2
3
4
8

A side benefit might be that it will allow you to see your solution
yourself.

attached photos of relates and table views relevent ot this issue.
But I'n not sure how to tell ou to get there???
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Permitee master table containing a field that identifies the
restricted Permitees?