topic Re: Joining Tables in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480206#M16123 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>what is the error message?&nbsp; If text data, are both in the same case?&nbsp; text is left justified and numbers are right-justified, if a number is left justified, it is text .... some of the common issues.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:43:19 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2012-12-14T16:43:19Z Joining Tables https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480205#M16122 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a table that I'm trying to join to a shapefile.&nbsp; I've checked the joining field in both tables and they match (the type) but it won't let me join the two.&nbsp; I've done this before with other shapefiles and tables, and it worked then.&nbsp; I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong this time.&nbsp; Help please!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:36:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480205#M16122 NicoleHanson 2012-12-14T16:36:55Z Re: Joining Tables https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480206#M16123 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>what is the error message?&nbsp; If text data, are both in the same case?&nbsp; text is left justified and numbers are right-justified, if a number is left justified, it is text .... some of the common issues.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:43:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480206#M16123 DanPatterson_Retired 2012-12-14T16:43:19Z Re: Joining Tables https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480207#M16124 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Nevermind.&nbsp; Figured it out.&nbsp; I needed to export it to the same geodatabase that my shapefile was in, and it joined with no issues.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:47:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-tables/m-p/480207#M16124 NicoleHanson 2012-12-14T16:47:51Z