topic Re: Joining Two shapefiles in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528303#M17616 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the term is merge if the geometry is the same</P><P>​</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:41:07 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2015-03-29T22:41:07Z Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528298#M17611 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, I have arcmap 10.2, and I have to shapefiles, I want to shape file one to read data from shape file two based on a foreign key in shape file one, is it possible to do that?? And this to avoid repeating data in the attribute tables.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:31:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528298#M17611 OmarTaha 2014-09-16T11:31:31Z Re: Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528299#M17612 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Omar,</P><P></P><P>Have a look at this link, <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_and_relating_tables/005s0000002n000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_and_relating_tables/005s0000002n000000/">ArcGIS Help 10.1</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:24:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528299#M17612 RiyasDeen 2014-09-16T12:24:59Z Re: Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528300#M17613 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Riyas,</P><P>I have looked at what you mentioned, what I need exactly, is to know is it possible to join or relate tow attribute tables from two different shape files?</P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:30:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528300#M17613 OmarTaha 2014-09-16T12:30:03Z Re: Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528301#M17614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Omar,</P><P>Confused a bit here, Have you got two shape files or two shape files and two tables? either way you can join or relate any number of shape files provided there is a common field across between the shape files.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:53:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528301#M17614 RiyasDeen 2014-09-16T12:53:25Z Re: Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528302#M17615 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I meant to join two shape files, not two tables, and I did it, Thanks <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:04:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528302#M17615 OmarTaha 2014-09-16T13:04:40Z Re: Joining Two shapefiles https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528303#M17616 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the term is merge if the geometry is the same</P><P>​</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:41:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/joining-two-shapefiles/m-p/528303#M17616 DanPatterson_Retired 2015-03-29T22:41:07Z