Joins are part of your "from" clause, not a seperate clause. This should help:
SELECT id, category_id, name FROM auction_item_categories_sub5 INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub4 ON auction_item_categories_sub5.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub4.id INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub3 ON auction_item_categories_sub4.categoryy_id = auction_item_categories_sub3.id INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub2 ON auction_item_categories_sub3.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub2.id INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub ON auction_item_categories_sub2.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub.id INNER JOIN auction_item_categories ON auction_item_categories_sub.category_id = auction_item_categories.id where auction_item_categories.id = 1 -joe On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:31:21 -0400, Protoculture Breetai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a 'missing operator error below'. I don't know what operator its > looking for. > > Server Msg: -3100, State: 42000, [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] > Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression > 'auction_item_categories_sub5.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub4.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub3 ON > auction_item_categories_sub4.categoryy_id = auction_item_categories_sub3.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub2 ON auction_i'. > > SELECT id, category_id, name > > FROM auction_item_categories_sub5, > auction_item_categories_sub4, > auction_item_categories_sub3, > auction_item_categories_sub2, > auction_item_categories_sub, > auction_item_categories > > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub4 ON > auction_item_categories_sub5.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub4.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub3 ON > auction_item_categories_sub4.categoryy_id = auction_item_categories_sub3.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub2 ON > auction_item_categories_sub3.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub2.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub ON > auction_item_categories_sub2.category_id = auction_item_categories_sub.id > INNER JOIN auction_item_categories ON > auction_item_categories_sub.category_id = auction_item_categories.id > > where auction_item_categories.id = 1 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190599 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

