Ok, lessee... SELECT user.user_id, user_name, user_history FROM user, history WHERE user_history LIKE "%58%" AND user.user_id = history.user_id;
That should do what you need, lemme know. Mike Hillyer http://www.dynamergy.com/mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Simple SELECT question I need a little help querying 2 tables in MySQL; Table User User_Id // Id = 2 User_Name // John Table History User_Id // 2 User_History // John has born in 58 SELECT User_History FROM History WHERE User_Id = 2; // return John has born in 58 But what my SELECT should look if i don't know the user id and want search the User_History by the User_Name? SELECT User_History FROM History WHERE User_Id = ( SOMEWAY TO DATABASE FIND JOHN ID BY JOHN NAME ) ------------------------------------------ Use o melhor sistema de busca da Internet Radar UOL - http://www.radaruol.com.br --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php