> SELECT > person.*,place.* as home_* > FROM > person,place > WHERE > person.home_id = place.id > AND > name = 'Joe'
What if more of your tables have a column "name"? > To get back results like: > id,name,age,home_id,home_name,home_zip_code > > The problem is that I don't want to have to update my queries everytime I > add a new column, so I use table_name.* a lot. But then if I ever add a Really? That's stupid :-) ... Ask only for the columns you need: the rest is increased network traffic. With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server. Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
