>Hi,
>
>
>A few days ago, I asked the list about a SELECT statement. I
>received 2 replies that didn't really work but helped me think about
>the problem some more. In my database I have 4 tables. For this one
>query, I am matching up data from 3 of these tables and then
>displaying them on a website.
>
>Here is the query:
>
>SELECT request.id, request.date, request.type, request.status,
>faculty.f_name, faculty.l_name, action.id, faculty.id FROM faculty,
>request LEFT JOIN action ON request.id=action.request_id WHERE
>request.requested_by=faculty.id;
>
>and here is the output created by a php script with data from the above query:
>
>http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/test/rfatest/rfadisplay.php
>
>
>I know it looks ok, but I am not quite sure the SELECT statement is
>doing what I want it to. I want the query to match up all the
>requests(request) with the person who requested them(faculty) and
>then match up all the requests to any actions that our staff might
>have performed on them (action). However, if no actions were
>performed yet, I still need those requests displayed. So basically I
>am matching up one table with two other tables.
>
>So if any one can examine the above SELECT statement, and let me
>know if it does/doesn't look ok, then that would be great.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
Looks good from my porch.
Bob Hall
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