One or both of the fields you have selected to join together overlap another field at the indicated row and column. The fields cannot be joined.
If the overlapping fields contain leading or trailing blanks the overlap may not be visually obvious. Select the View pulldown, and then Outline fields under it to see exactly where your fields begin and end.
Response: Do one of the following:
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