mark the ansi syntax for the left outer join goes like something like this:
FROM tablename w LEFT OUTER JOIN tablename e ON w.foreignkey = e.primarykey LEFT OUTER JOIN tablename s ON w.foreignkey = s.primarykey LEFT OUTER JOIN tablename a ON w.primarykey = a.foreignkey and margaret made a good point...best place to learn is in access query builder (design view). once you get in there, switch to sql view to see all. :) ~ dina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Leder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:46 AM Subject: RE: Left Outer Join - Lotsa Pain! > So how would I write it for Access? Would I still use the WHERE > statement? > It's the syntax for Access that really throws me for a loop! > > FROM pl_companies LEFT OUTER JOIN (pl_category, pl_join, > pl_joincatbrand, pl_brands) > > Thanks, > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dina Hess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Left Outer Join - Lotsa Pain! > > > mark, > > try using left outer join to join *all* of your tables, starting with > pl_companies and ending with pl_brands. > > ~ dina > > > > > WHERE pl_category.prl_cat_ID = #FORM.prl_cat_ID# AND > > pl_category.prl_cat_ID = pl_joincatbrand.prl_cat_ID AND > > pl_Brands.pl_BID = pl_joincatbrand.pl_BID AND pl_Brands.pl_BID = > > pl_join.pl_BID AND pl_join.pl_ID = pl_companies.pl_ID > > > > ORDER BY pl_companies.co_name ASC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Leder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:10 AM > Subject: Left Outer Join - Lotsa Pain! > > > > This query is being run on MSAccess 2002. > > > > I want to do a LEFT OUTER JOIN so that all company names are > returned > > based on a product CATEGORY, even though they may not have a > product > > BRAND associated with them. (I used a joining table, pl_join, > because > > one company may have many brands; the pl_joincatbrand table is > used as a > > joining table because one brand may belong to many categories). > > > > The query statement below works properly, but will not bring > back > > company names that do not have a brand. I've tried a number of > ways to > > do a LOJ in the FROM statement, but I can't get it to work > where there > > are more than two tables involved. (ie, FROM pl_companies LEFT > OUTER > > JOIN pl_join ON pl_companies.pl_ID = pl_join.pl_ID) > > > > Your help is greatly appreciated, as my head is getting really > sore > > banging it on the desk for the past 7 hours trying to get this > to work > > right. > > > > Mark > > ================================ > > > > SELECT * > > FROM pl_category, pl_join, pl_companies, pl_joincatbrand, > pl_brands > > > > WHERE pl_category.prl_cat_ID = #FORM.prl_cat_ID# AND > > pl_category.prl_cat_ID = pl_joincatbrand.prl_cat_ID AND > > pl_Brands.pl_BID = pl_joincatbrand.pl_BID AND pl_Brands.pl_BID = > > pl_join.pl_BID AND pl_join.pl_ID = pl_companies.pl_ID > > > > ORDER BY pl_companies.co_name ASC > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
