I am sorry but I don't understand the select query you wrote, could you perhaps explain how it works or point me to a reference that might help me understand it?
Many thanks for responding, Sid. Sid Price Software Design http://www.softtools.com -----Original Message----- From: Micah Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Sorting Problem This doesn't work? SELECT businesses.name from businesses left join links using (businessID) left join categories using (categoryID) where category.name = 'something' order by businesses.name ASC On 03/25/2007 12:40 PM, Sid Price wrote: > Hello, > > > > I have a MySQL database design that provides an online business directory. > It consists of three tables; one with the names and addresses of the > businesses (names), one with the categories of businesses (categories), and > one that has an entry (a category ID and a business ID) for each > business/category pairing (entries), a business may be in multiple > categories. > > > > The problem I am having is after having queried the "entries" table for all > the entries for a given category I query the "names" table for each entry to > display the business name and address, I can not figure a way to sort the > displayed data by company name, The "entries" table holds the business ID > and category ID so sorting the entries that match the category doesn't help. > > > > Do I need to create a temporary table to hold the business names/addresses > in a category so that I can then sort it? > > > > Thanks, > > Sid. > > > > Sid Price Software Design > > http://www.softtools.com > > > > > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
