try inserting the table name in the select, like this:
select user, biglist.armycall
from data, biglist
where user.armycall = biglist.armycall
Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl F. Larsen [SMTP:k5di@zianet.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 9:30 AM
> To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> Subject: [NOVICE] Select problem
>
>
> I have a simple 3 table database with armycall as the common key
> and it all works fine when I doa select like so:
>
> select user, doer
> from data, biglist
> where user.armycall = biglist.armycall;
>
> but if I want to get the column armycall and use:
>
> select user, armycall
> from data, biglist
> where user.armycall = biglist.armycall
>
> I get an error that armycall is ambiguous.
>
> Does anyone know how to correct this?
>
> Yours Truly,
>
> - Karl F. Larsen, k5di@arrl.net (505) 524-3303 -
