Got it.. Now I can understand it. Sometimes you just have to step away And then come back.
Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Katz, Dov B (IT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:18 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Proper Syntax for Access (CF App) Usually this stuff in MS sql and access is left associative, so you have to use parens like this FROM (((a left join b) left join c) left join d) -----Original Message----- From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Proper Syntax for Access (CF App) I have created an application using MySQL database platform but a client wants to use the App using MS Access. Now I created the tables and everything but some of the Query statements bomb out in Access. Example 1 (MySQL) SELECT SUBMISSIONRECORDS.EMPLOYEEID, MEMBERS.FIRSTNAME AS EMPLOYEE_FIRST_NAME, MEMBERS.LASTNAME AS EMPLOYEE_LAST_NAME, MANAGER.EMPLOYEEID AS MANAGER_EMPLOYEE_ID, MANAGER.FIRSTNAME AS MANAGER_FIRST_NAME, MANAGER.LASTNAME AS MANAGER_LAST_NAME, RELEASED.EMPLOYEEID AS RELEASED_EMPLOYEE_ID, RELEASED.FIRSTNAME AS RELEASED_FIRST_NAME, RELEASED.LASTNAME AS RELEASED_LAST_NAME, APPROVER.EMPLOYEEID AS APPROVER_EMPLOYEE_ID, APPROVER.FIRSTNAME AS APPROVER_FIRST_NAME, APPROVER.LASTNAME AS APPROVER_LAST_NAME, SUBMISSIONRECORDS.RELEASED, SUBMISSIONRECORDS.APPROVED, PAYPERIODS.ID AS PAYPERIODID, PAYPERIODS.PPSTARTDATE, PAYPERIODS.PPENDDATE, TIMESUBMISSIONS.PPDATE, TIMESUBMISSIONS.ST_TIME, TIMESUBMISSIONS.OT_TIME, TIMESUBMISSIONS.DT_TIME, TIMESUBMISSIONS.JCW_CODE, TIMESUBMISSIONS.JOBCODE, TIMESUBMISSIONS.CRAFTCODE, WAGERATES.WAGERATE FROM SUBMISSIONRECORDS LEFT JOIN MEMBERS ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.EMPLOYEEID = MEMBERS.ID LEFT JOIN MEMBERS AS MANAGER ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.MANAGERID = MANAGER.ID LEFT JOIN MEMBERS AS RELEASED ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.RELEASEDBY = RELEASED.ID LEFT JOIN MEMBERS AS APPROVER ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.APPROVEDBY = APPROVER.ID LEFT JOIN PAYPERIODS ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.PAYPERIODID = PAYPERIODS.ID LEFT JOIN TIMESUBMISSIONS ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.ID = TIMESUBMISSIONS.SUBRECID LEFT JOIN WAGERATES ON TIMESUBMISSIONS.WAGERATE = WAGERATES.ID This worked perfectly in MySQL but then requires the ( ) in the FROM line on Access such as: (SUBMISSIONRECORDS LEFT JOIN MEMBERS ON SUBMISSIONRECORDS.EMPLOYEEID = MEMBERS.ID) Now if I only had ONE join transaction, it would be okay, what is the syntax for multiple Joins? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229385 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

