> 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
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Carsten H. Pedersen
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