topic Re: Field calculation and calling a field from another table in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/field-calculation-and-calling-a-field-from-another/m-p/39240#M2192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You should join the attribute tables of the 2 shape files (under the joins and relates in ArcGIS). You just need a shared field so you know how to fit the together. Then create calculate the field by simply copying one field into another as necessary. Then just unjoin the tables and you've done it. I hope that helped.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:54:02 GMT AngelaSpitzer 2011-10-06T03:54:02Z Field calculation and calling a field from another table https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/field-calculation-and-calling-a-field-from-another/m-p/39239#M2191 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I hope this is an easy question for someone more knowledgeable than I.&nbsp; Is it possible to calculate a field with values of a field from another table if they are not joined or related?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Darci</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:19:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/field-calculation-and-calling-a-field-from-another/m-p/39239#M2191 DarciSmith 2011-10-05T23:19:35Z Re: Field calculation and calling a field from another table https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/field-calculation-and-calling-a-field-from-another/m-p/39240#M2192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You should join the attribute tables of the 2 shape files (under the joins and relates in ArcGIS). You just need a shared field so you know how to fit the together. Then create calculate the field by simply copying one field into another as necessary. Then just unjoin the tables and you've done it. I hope that helped.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:54:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/field-calculation-and-calling-a-field-from-another/m-p/39240#M2192 AngelaSpitzer 2011-10-06T03:54:02Z