Referencing external DBF lookup files by joining arrtibutes

Hi,
I have a shapefile + DBF pair that has an attribute column called "AreaId"
I have a second DBF file called "Areas.DBF" with columns "AreaId" and "AreaName". No shapefile is associated with this second DBF. It is simply a lookup table.
How can I merge the AreaName into the shapefile + dbf pair so it appears as an additional attribute on the main shapefile / dbf set?
Thanks
I have a shapefile + DBF pair that has an attribute column called "AreaId"
I have a second DBF file called "Areas.DBF" with columns "AreaId" and "AreaName". No shapefile is associated with this second DBF. It is simply a lookup table.
How can I merge the AreaName into the shapefile + dbf pair so it appears as an additional attribute on the main shapefile / dbf set?
Thanks
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Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com
Thanks.
The reason I ask is one of the biggest data providers (Navteq) ships data this way.
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com