Append Query appending thousands of rows

[RossD]

Hi,

I'm new to Access (i.e. have limited knowledge and experience).

I have an append query in place which has worked previously, but seems to 'have lost its way'.

The table I'm appending from has 71 records.

When I run the query, the message reads: " You are about to append 21868 row(s)".

I'm not sure why it's not just appending just the 71 records as before.

Any ideas?

[The_Doc_Man]

Post the query. From your description, we have insufficient information.

Wouldn't hurt to know at least a little of the table structure including whether you have any oddities like mapping an Excel file as though it were an external table. Thinks like that.

[JHB]

Show the SQL-string for the query.
One reason could be if you've included another table/query in the append query.

[RossD]

INSERT INTO [Session Record] ( Reference, PPSStatus, AddSession, AccountNumber, Customer, EmailAddress1, Emailaddress2, StudentNumber, StudentName, StudentCal, TutorNumber, TutorName, Email, TutorCal, [Day], StartTime, FinishTime, Location, ClosedRemarks, OpenRemarks, UnitAmount, TutorRate, SCFlink )
SELECT WeeklyTimetable.Reference, WeeklyTimetable.PPSStatus, WeeklyTimetable.AddSession, WeeklyTimetable.AccountNumber, WeeklyTimetable.Customer, WeeklyTimetable.EmailAddress1, WeeklyTimetable.Emailaddress2, WeeklyTimetable.StudentNumber, WeeklyTimetable.StudentName, WeeklyTimetable.StudentCal, WeeklyTimetable.TutorNumber, WeeklyTimetable.TutorName, WeeklyTimetable.Email, WeeklyTimetable.TutorCal, WeeklyTimetable.Day, WeeklyTimetable.StartTime, WeeklyTimetable.FinishTime, WeeklyTimetable.Location, WeeklyTimetable.ClosedRemarks, WeeklyTimetable.OpenRemarks, WeeklyTimetable.UnitAmount, WeeklyTimetable.TutorRate, WeeklyTimetable.SCFlink
FROM WeeklyTimetable, [Session Record];

[RossD]

Hi The_Doc_Man,

I don't think I'm mapping an excel file.

Table 1 (where I'm appending from) has 23 fields

Table 2 (Where I'm appending to) has 42 fields (23 of which it has in common with table 1)

Both tables have a relationship with Tables A, B and C where they have one field in common.

[JHB]

Take away the second table [Session Record], (it is located in the "FROM WeeklyTimetable, [Session Record];").

[RossD]

JHB,

Thank you VERY much - that has worked a treat.

I've check previous versions of my DB and the "[Session Record]" was not in the SQL-string; not sure how or why it appeared :/

Thanks again.