"Steven Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > select ia.name, iac.internal > from information_assets as ia > left outer join information_asset_categories as iac on(ia.category_id = > iac.id) > and ia.id = 21
> This causes all rows in information_assets to be returned despite the "and" > clause. AFAICS that's correct behavior. I think you're confused about SQL syntax: the way you've written it, the "ia.id = 21" condition is part of the left join's ON clause, and therefore it cannot cause any rows from the left side of the join to be omitted. (Hint: those parentheses are just noise.) Perhaps you meant to write WHERE ia.id = 21? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq