Thanks spikepl...
the join query i am using is
("SELECT A.Job_no, A.Cmp_ID, A.cmp_op_id, A.Group_Code, A.Complaint_type, A.Tech_ID, A.Warranty_Req,A.lab_cost, A.Mask, A.Tech_tab, " _
& " B.lab_hr FROM Cmp_list A left join " & [TempVars]![modelcode] & " B on A.cmp_op_id = B.op_id " _
& "WHERE...