Jochem van Dieten wrote: > >>I'm not sure why you are using parenthesis for your joins since SQL >>doesn't need them. > > Access ...
I know it's not really relevant to THIS discussion, but some database servers DO require parentheses around multiple joins.... our DB2 mainframe does. So I tend to use them in all situations. ie... SELECT ... FROM (( table1 inner join table 2 on ...) inner join table 3 on ...) inner join table 4 on ... WHERE ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:190625 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54