I'm a little surprised that MySQL isn't giving you an error on the ambiguity of manufacturersID=12. What happens if you specify tableName.manufacturersID=12?
HTH, Jed On the threshold of genius, Wilbert Enserink wrote: > Hi all, > > > I'm having troubles with a good selection statement in my query. > > I have three tables: > tableAds, tableProducts and tableManufacturer. They all have unique ID's > defined. > In the tableProducts there is a column named manufacturerID. So I know which > product was made by which manufacturer. > > In the tableAds I have a column ProductsID so I know what Product is > advertised. > Now I want to find all the adsvertisments of products which are made by a > specific manufacturer. > I'm trying a query like: > > SELECT * FROM tableAds LEFT JOIN tableProducts ON > (tableProducts.productsID=tableAds.productsID) LEFT JOIN tableManufacturers > ON (tableManufacturers.manufacturersID=tableProducts.manufacturersID) WHERE > manufacturersID=12 > > However this query returns all advertisments in the tableAds and not the Ads > wirth manufacturer number 12 involved. > > Anybody knows how to improve this query? > Any help would be much appreciated. thx in advance. > > Wilbert Enserink > > ------------------------- > Pas de Deux > Van Mierisstraat 25 > 2526 NM Den Haag > tel 070 4450855 > fax 070 4450852 > http://www.pdd.nl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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