Adam Howitt wrote: > I'm not sure why you are using parenthesis for your joins since SQL > doesn't need them.
Access ... > This may sound horribly simple but I noticed a > change in your field naming convention throughout this thread. You have > category_id for all your tables except for your alias s4 > (auction_item_categories_sub4) where you have a field with an extra 'y' > categoryy_id So that is one error, and the other one is the missing alias in the predicate: SELECT * FROM (((( auction_item_categories_sub5 s5 INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub4 s4 ON s5.category_id = s4.id) INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub3 s3 ON s4.category_id = s3.id) INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub2 s2 ON s3.category_id = s2.id) INNER JOIN auction_item_categories_sub s ON s2.category_id = s.id) INNER JOIN auction_item_categories c ON s.category_id = c.id WHERE c.id = 1 Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190623 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54