I am trying to select a particular row from a table and include a column for aq second table but I cannot get the result I am after.
I have "table1" with 1000 rows and "table2" with 12 rows. The relationship between the tables is a column "linkedfield". Table1 has a unique key called "lookup" If I use the code SELECT t1.*,t2.thedescription AS t2desc FROM table1 AS t1, table2 AS t2 where (t1.lookup='ZZZZZ') I get a result of 12 rows (as expected) SELECT t1.*,t2.thedescription AS t2desc FROM table1 AS t1, table2 AS t2 where (t1.linkfield=t2.linkfield) I get 1000 rows as expected SELECT t1.*,t2.thedescription AS t2desc FROM table1 AS t1, table2 AS t2 where (t1.lookup='ZZZZZ') and (t1.linkfield=t2.linkfield) returns 1 row if there is an active link between the two tables and returns 0 rows if there isn't. This is where I am stuck. In the last example I would like the 1 row whether there is an "active" link or not. The difference will be simply that the "t2desc" rsulting column will be blank or contain a value. Can anyone help me with the logic? Kerry -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
