SQL query result shoes value ids instead of value names

Question

Hi All,
Pleaes i need help.
When selecting top 1000 result from a table, it give me a lot of result taht are useful for me. But one column named "subcategory", it give me the Subcategory ID instead of Subcategory NAme
The Subcategory Information are taken from another column that belong to another table (sometimes from another DB) 
I would like to substitue (or somethink similar) the subcategory ID's with Subcagtegory names.
here details:
Date
Category Name (CATEGORY)
Subcategory ID (ITEM ID)
Date
Name of Table 1   belonging to Another DB 1 in Altro DB 
Item ID, that is   present in  a Column of Table 1 
Date
Name of Table 4   belonging to Another DB 1 in Altro DB 
Item ID, that is   present in  a Column of Table 4
Date
Name of Table 1   Belonging to Another DB 1 in Altro DB 
Item ID, that is   present in  a Column of Table 1 
Date
Name of Table 2   Belonging to Another DB 1 in Altro DB 
Item ID, that is   present in  a Column of Table 2
 Can you help me please?
thanks

Answer 1

I think what you need is a simple join
ie like below
SELECT t.[Date],t.CATEGORY,s.SUBCATEGORYNAME,.. other columns
FROM YourTable t
INNER JOIN AltroDB.dbo.SUbCategoryTable s
ON s.IDField = t.ITEMID
IDField is field corresponding to ITEMID value in subcategory table.
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