Then maybe: AND (log_stop.stoptype=1 OR log_stop.stoptype IS NULL) ?? On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 11:55, BjÃrn T Johansen wrote: > Nope... It returns 0 rows when there are no rows in log_stop with stoptype = 1... > > BTJ > > Scott Marlowe wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 11:24, BjÃrn T Johansen wrote: > > > >>I need a select like this..: > >> > >>select ordre.id, ordre.desc, log_stop.stoptype from ordre left outer join log_stop on > >>ordre.id = log_stop.ordreid where ordre.id = 22 > >> > >>The problem is that I need to include "where log_stop.stoptype = 1". So if log_stop > >>includes 3 rows with stoptype = 1 and ordreid = 22, my select should return 3 rows. > >>Also, if log_stop includes 3 rows with stoptype = 1 and 2 rows with stoptype = 2, my > >>select should still return 3 rows. And if there are 0 rows with stoptype = 1, my > >>select should return 1 row. > > > > > > Would this work? > > > > select ordre.id, ordre.desc, log_stop.stoptype from ordre left outer join log_stop on > > ordre.id = log_stop.ordreid where ordre.id = 22 AND COALESCE(log_stop.stoptype,1)=1 > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster