Strange error I have no idea of how to deal with

'Column 'fld_id' in field list is ambiguous' with pages created using Data Assist from Data Bridge

The files it's happening on are the details page and the results list. What's going on here then?

I have narrowed it down to the drop down menu where I used the fld_name for the labels, but I used the fld_id for the values... it's these that it considers ambiguous, but I have no understanding of why, especially when the DB settings for it are INT, 11, UNSIGNED, PRIMARY KEY which is pretty standard for a key column in MySQL.

If I use the fld_name for both labels and values, then the error disappears.

Any thoughts?

I've attached the files affected in a zip file.

the problem is in the where clause:
WHERE fld_id

and in the beginning of the select clause:

SELECT fld_id

since the field fld_id exists in both the tbl_bgimg and tbl_menu tables, you need to specify which one to use:
SELECT tbl_bgimg.fld_id.....WHERE tbl_bgimg.fld_id.....


to prevent this issue from happening, i recommend a naming convention that will not allow for duplicate names of columns.

the naming convention I like to follow is to use the table name in the column name.

for example, if i where to create a users table:

users:
userID
userFirstName
userLastName
etc....

or an addresses table:
addresses:
addressID
addressFirstName
addressLastName
etc...

Ah, OK. Thanks for the tip.

Hi, i took alook at your pages, so i just wanna check 2 things with you.

In your SQL you have this:

"SELECT fld_id, fld_image, `tbl_menu`.`fld_name` AS tbl_menu_fld_name, fld_date, fld_show FROM tbl_bgimg LEFT JOIN tbl_menu ON tbl_menu.fld_id = tbl_bgimg.fld_page WHERE fld_id = %s"

My question is in the SQL query you made: "AS tbl_menu_fld_name" what is the use of that?

Same in your other query too.
"SELECT fld_id, fld_image, `tbl_menu`.`fld_name` AS tbl_menu_fld_name, fld_show FROM tbl_bgimg LEFT JOIN tbl_menu ON tbl_menu.fld_id = tbl_bgimg.fld_page";"`

I would check the SQL query again if i would you, cos there is something there that mySQL aint can read and execute right.

/Morgan

"And as i saw now Jason staded in his post :)"

Morgan,

in the query:
`tbl_menu`.`fld_name` AS tbl_menu_fld_name


is used to create an alias for the `tbl_menu`.`fld_name`

instead of having to reference it as:
`tbl_menu`.`fld_name`

the alias renames the column in the result to:
tbl_menu_fld_name

Originally Said By: Jason Byrnes

  Morgan,

in the query:
`tbl_menu`.`fld_name` AS tbl_menu_fld_name


is used to create an alias for the `tbl_menu`.`fld_name`

instead of having to reference it as:
`tbl_menu`.`fld_name`

the alias renames the column in the result to:
tbl_menu_fld_name  

Jason thank you for the reminder :) I figer that after a few mins; alias creating :P

//Morgan