Alex, I believe you'll find that MySQL does not support subselects. This is why you're getting the error message. I suggest you consult the SELECT syntax manual page (http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/E/SELECT.html) to see what you can do with selects.
You could try to convert this into a join, or break the operation into your application. Eric Mayers Software Engineer I Captus Networks > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Speed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: SubSelect Problem > > > SELECT textid, title, description from structure where textid > in (select > subtopicid from subtopic where topicid='Top'); > > > this gives an error at the opening bracket.. I am assuming that mysql > realises that > > structure.textid=subtopic.subtopicid > > ...any ideas on getting this working? > > thanks for any help! > > Alex > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
