The query should look similar to this: SELECT table1.col as [column_a], table2.col as [column_b] FROM table1 LEFT JOIN (or LEFT OUTER JOIN) table2 ON table2.some_key_col = table1.some_key_col ... for all required keys WHERE <search condition> -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php