Hey Matt, >From a semantic (easier / easier to read standpoint), using the (currently) standard JOIN sytax seperates your query nicely. When you use it, the FROM clause becomes where all your relations are defined, and the WHERE clause simply becomes filtering on everything you've JOINed together.
-Joe On Apr 5, 2005 11:18 AM, Matt Osbun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why? Not a challenge, but a question. Using *= or (+) always seemed, > at least to me, quicker, easier, and easier to read afterward. > > Now, I admit that I mostly got into the habit because, until fairly > recently, I was stuck on an Oracle platform that was too old to use > INNER JOIN/LEFT JOIN, but how much does it really matter? > > Matt Osbun > Web Developer > Health Systems, International > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:42 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: SQL prob > > This is the OLD way to perform a join - it should be avoided. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Manriquez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 April 2005 15:48 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: SQL prob > > Another way > > SELECT r.eventID, d.title > FROM Events r,EventDescription d > WHERE d.eventID *= r.eventID > > David Manriquez > Desarrollador de Sistemas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (+56-2) 43 00 155 > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviado el: Martes, 05 de Abril de 2005 10:17 > Para: CF-Talk > Asunto: RE: SQL prob > > You are using an INNER JOIN - you need to use a LEFT JOIN I believe. > > SELECT r.eventID, d.title > FROM Events r > LEFT JOIN EventDescription d > ON WHERE d.eventID = r.eventID > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 April 2005 15:18 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT:SQL prob > > SQL Server 7. > > <cfquery name="q1" datasource="newStuff"> > SELECT r.eventID, d.title > FROM Events r, > EventDescription d > WHERE d.eventID = r.eventID > </cfquery> > > This query only returns rows from "Events" table that have eventID > present in "EventDescription" table. I need to return ALL rows from > Events table whether thay have a description or not. > > As ever, thanks in advance, > Dave > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:201506 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