Dynamic text name comes from id #

Question

Unfortunately I was given a database that has identified
almost everything with a number rather then a name. This requires
multiple calls to the database as a result. What the best way to
display results in a repeating region, where that number is turned
into the name. for example, let's say you have a recordset where it
pulls results where category is equal to numbers that range from
1-10. you have a second table the has all the category names and
their numbers. When you display the repeating region of all the
results, you get the name, as found in the second table, rather
then the number.

Answer 1

.oO(jsteinmann)
>Unfortunately I was given a database that has identified
almost everything with
>a number rather then a name.
That's quite common, because numbers are much more efficient
to identify
records (primary keys) and to create relations between
different tables
(foreign keys).
>This requires multiple calls to the database as a
>result.
No. Usually you can do it with pure SQL and a single query.
>What the best way to display results in a repeating
region, where that
>number is turned into the name. for example, let's say
you have a recordset
>where it pulls results where category is equal to numbers
that range from 1-10.
> you have a second table the has all the category names
and their numbers.
>When you display the repeating region of all the results,
you get the name, as
>found in the second table, rather then the number.
This is done in SQL with a JOIN, but without knowing more
details about
your table structure it's difficult to give a real example.
It will be
something like this:
SELECT this, that, ..., categoryName
FROM yourTable t
INNER JOIN categories c ON t.categoryId = c.categoryId
WHERE t.categoryId BETWEEN 1 AND 10
Micha