I guess I'm just old fashion. I learned with the terms inner and outer joins, and I conceptually in struggling with this left/right join stuff -- I thought the order it joins the tables was simply a matter of optimizer logic.
Can someone give me a rule of thumb in understanding what this left/right join business is vs inner/outer joins? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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