Yes, I've read the docs on JOIN syntax, and search the list archives for
similar information.
I have this query:
SELECT leg_activity.activity_date, leg_transitions.trans_desc,
leg_text.leg_version, body_list.body_name
FROM (((leg_version_hist RIGHT JOIN (leg_comm_hist RIGHT JOIN leg_activity ON
leg_comm_hist.leg_activity_id = leg_activity.id)
ON leg_version_hist.leg_activity_id = leg_activity.id) LEFT JOIN leg_text ON
leg_version_hist.leg_text_id = leg_text.id)
INNER JOIN leg_transitions ON leg_activity.transition_id =
leg_transitions.id) LEFT JOIN body_list ON leg_comm_hist.body_list_id =
body_list.id
WHERE leg_activity.leg_header_id = 8
That was generated by Access's query designer. It works under Access, but
passing to MySQL through ODBC, Access generates four or five queries to do
the job. This make it a very long query (1 or 2 seconds), not appropriate
for browsing through records.
Trying to give this directly to MySQL generates an error:
You have an error in your SQL syntax near '(leg_comm_hist RIGHT JOIN
leg_activity ON leg_comm_hist.leg_ac' at line 2.
I understand JOIN's, at least in concept, but not well enough to construct
manually. Is there a tool out there similar to Access's query designer that
will design MySQL compatible queries? Are there rules for convert Access
queries to MySQL that I should be aware of?
Thanks for any help you can give.
--
Joshua Kugler, Information Services Director
Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED], 907-474-7601
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