so are you saying that even though you use ansi joins, you should probably be using *= for portability?
~ dina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 1:32 PM Subject: RE: SQL Question > > > Is the *= universal syntax (MS SQL, Access, Oracle, MySQL > > > ect..?) > > > > it's my understanding that the *= syntax is legacy syntax; i > > believe you'll want ansi syntax to effect compatibility with a > > most dbms's: > > > > SELECT h.id, h.header, l.link, l.link_title > > FROM headers h LEFT JOIN links l ON h.id = l.headerid > > While you're correct to point out that the *= syntax is not ANSI SQL, I > suspect that it's supported by more databases than the ANSI JOIN syntax! We > typically use ANSI joins, but I remember an unpleasant occurance porting > something from MS T-SQL to Sybase T-SQL, and that version of Sybase didn't > support ANSI join syntax. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
