> The manual's description of Join Syntax lists the various kinds of > syntax but doesn't define some of them, e.g.: > > table_reference, table_reference > > and > > table_reference INNER JOIN table_reference join_condition
Yes, it does. > I'm guessing these two are equivalent, except that you can't use a > join_condition with the first form. Could someone please confirm? section 6.4.1.1: ... INNER JOIN and , (comma) are semantically equivalent. Both do a full join between the tables used. Normally, you specify how the tables should be linked in the WHERE condition. ... / Carsten -- Carsten H. Pedersen keeper and maintainer of the bitbybit.dk MySQL FAQ http://www.bitbybit.dk/mysqlfaq --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php