> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:50 AM > To: Jerry Schwartz; mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Re: ON vs. WHERE > > At 11:46 AM -0500 1/30/08, Jerry Schwartz wrote: > >The documentation says (I think) that you should not use an ON join > >condition when you can use a WHERE, but I'm pretty sure someone from > >MySQL.com posted a message suggesting the opposite. > > The manual says this: > > "The ON conditional is any conditional expression of the form that > can be used in a WHERE clause. Generally, you should use the ON > clause for conditions that specify how to join tables, and the WHERE > clause to restrict which rows you want in the result set." [JS] Thanks for that. I don't know where I read the opposite. Perhaps I was passing a brain-stone.
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