One last try

[HubbyMax]

Thought I would give it one more try. How do I run a calculation that uses a
field from 2 different tables?

Table A - field, current
Table 2 - field, out

current - out = ? to be placed in 'total' field in Table A

 

[KARL DEWEY]

You should not store calculated data as it will be in error if records are
revised. Whenever the calculation results are needed it should be done then
in a query.

First you have got to have a field that has common data in both tables so
you know which record from table A to use with record from table B.

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Then in query design view put both tables in the space above the grid.

Click on the common data field in table A and drag to the common data field
in table B. This will create a connecting line.

In the FIELD row of the grid type this --
My_Total: [Table A].[current] + [Table 2].[out]

If there may be any null fields then use this --
My_Total: Nz([Table A].[current], 0) + Nz([Table 2].[out], 0)

Click on the 'Total' field of Table A and drag to the FIELD row. Click on
query type and select Update Query. Copy the formula only (all after the
colon) into the Update To: row of the grid below 'Total' in the grid.

Run the query.

 

[John W. Vinson]

Thought I would give it one more try. How do I run a calculation that uses a
field from 2 different tables?

Table A - field, current
Table 2 - field, out

current - out = ? to be placed in 'total' field in Table A

Insufficient information.

How many records in Table A? How many records in Table 2? Which record in
Table A goes with which record in Table 2? Do you have any way of joining the
tables? Why do you want to store derived data in the Total field *at all*? If
the Total can be calculated from other fields, it should be calculated, not
stored.