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Old April 5th, 2010, 02:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.gettingstarted
Lee Ann[_2_]
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Default Query duplicates results due to many-to-many relationships

I have a query with fields from different tables. Two or three of these
field may have one or more entries. When I run the query, if it displays a
record where there are multiple entries for a particular field, it will list
the record multiple times. An example: This DB involves officers using
force - if there is more than one officer involved, each one will be listed
with the applicable level of force and if the subject is arrested, there may
be one or more charges enterer - assuming there are 2 officers with 3
charges, that record may be listed 5 or 6 times, but the multiple information
will be correct (i.e., different officers are listed with the different
charges).

I'm not sure how to go about only showing one record with the multiple
information pertinent to the record - if this should be corrected in the
query or the way the results would be shown on a report based on the query.

Here is the SQL information:

SELECT TblIncident.DateTimeofIncident, TblIncident.NatureofIncident,
TblLocationType.LocationType, TblCity.City, TblIncident.Sector,
[DeputyLastName] & "," & [DeputyFirstName] AS Expr1, TblShift.Shift,
TblTypeofForce.TypeofForce, TblSuspect.SuspectAge,
TblNationality.Nationality, TblDemeanorType.DemeanorType,
TblDisposition.Disposition, TblCharges.Charges
FROM TblShift INNER JOIN (TblTypeofForce INNER JOIN ((TblNationality INNER
JOIN (TblDemeanorType INNER JOIN TblSuspect ON TblDemeanorType.DemeanorTypeID
= TblSuspect.DemeanorTypeID) ON TblNationality.NationalityID =
TblSuspect.NationalityID) INNER JOIN (TblLocationType INNER JOIN (((TblCity
INNER JOIN TblIncident ON TblCity.CityID = TblIncident.CityID) INNER JOIN
(TblDeputy INNER JOIN TblIncidentDeputy ON TblDeputy.DeputyBadgeNumberID =
TblIncidentDeputy.DeputyBadgeNumberID) ON TblIncident.IncidentNumberID =
TblIncidentDeputy.IncidentNumberID) INNER JOIN ((TblDisposition INNER JOIN
TblIncidentSuspect ON TblDisposition.DispositionID =
TblIncidentSuspect.DispositionID) INNER JOIN (TblCharges INNER JOIN
TblIncidentSuspectCharges ON TblCharges.ChargesID =
TblIncidentSuspectCharges.ChargesID) ON TblIncidentSuspect.IncidentSuspectID
= TblIncidentSuspectCharges.IncidentSuspectID) ON
TblIncident.IncidentNumberID = TblIncidentSuspect.IncidentNumberID) ON
TblLocationType.LocationTypeID = TblIncident.LocationTypeID) ON
TblSuspect.SuspectID = TblIncidentSuspect.SuspectID) ON
TblTypeofForce.TypeofForceID = TblIncidentDeputy.TypeofForceID) ON
TblShift.ShiftID = TblIncidentDeputy.ShiftID;

Thanks in advance for any assistance.