The penny just dropped thanks, I had assumed the static value didn't have a source and that adding one would cause an error!
SELECT "All" As Status FROM table1
UNION
SELECT Distinct table1.Status As Status
FROM table1
works thanks and apologies for missing that within your reply!
Thanks but that part isn't from a table, it's just a value, like this..
... and similarly the other side of the query works fine standalone...
...but if I UNION them..
Do you see what I mean?
I have a simple form based on a table for unskilled users to view and filter data using a combo box. Hence I simply want to add the the option "All" to the SELECT distinct query for values in that field but am encountering "unexpected error evaluating complex query". Here is my code...