Db -> table1, table2 and table3 SELECT table1.task, table2.comment, table2.remarks, table3.history FROM table1 LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.id=table2.todoid LEFT JOIN table3 ON table1.id=table3.todoid WHERE table1.id=10; Results (roughly) in: +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ | task | comment | remarks | history | +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ | task_1 | cmt_1 | rmk_1 | | | task_1 | cmt_2 | | | | task_1 | cmt_3 | | hst_1 | | task_1 | cmt_4 | rmk_2 | | | task_1 | cmt_5 | | hst_2 | | task_1 | cmt_6 | | | +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ However, what I'd really like to have is the following: +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ | task | comment | remarks | history | +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ | task_1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +----------+------------+--------------+-------------+ How do I change the select clause to have COUNT() in it instead? AMK4 -- W | | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. |____________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . 303.442.6410 x130 SysAdmin / Websmith . 800.441.3873 x130 Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . eFax 248.671.0909 http://www.pcraft.com . 3550 Arapahoe Ave #6 .................. . . . . Boulder, CO 80303, USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php