1) Select t1.* from table_1 t1, table2 t2 where t1.column = t2.column; 2) Select t1.* from table_1 t1 join table2 t2 on t1.column = t2.column; -----Original Message----- From: Stephan Richter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 11:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Joining several tables Hello, I have the following situation: I have an Address, PhoneNumber and Contact table all having a contactid in common, but sometimes the phone number does not exist. I want to join these three tables. How do I do that? I could not find the syntax for multiple tables... Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management