[snip] No, they have different record numbers... [/snip]
a. Always reply to the list. I just happened to spot this in my spam folder while cleaning. 2. You're getting Cartesian results, so your query needs to be a little more specific.... Your original query -- select (sum(table1.qty) + sum(table2.qty)) as val,name from table1,table2 group by name order by val desc try this (not tested) SELECT (SUM(table1.qty) + SUM(table2.qty)) as val, table1.name FROM table1 LEFT OUTER JOIN table2 ON(table1.identifier = table2.identifier) GROUP BY table1.name ORDER BY val DESC You may have to do 2 queries with (1)WHERE table2.identifier IS NULL //or (2)IS NOT NULL -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
