> Hi all, > > I am karthik. I am using using php with mysql. i am stuck with a qury. Pls hep me out. > > i have two tables. Here is table with sample data > > Table Name : Links > > linkid header > 1 yahoo.com > 2 google.com > 3 php.net > 4 sai.org > 5 mysql.net > > Table Name : subLinks > > linkid childid > 1 2 > 3 5 > 4 3 > > I want to fetch the linkid and header from links table based on condition that i select only the main links. which are not under any link > > In our example it is > > 1 and 4 > > Pls help out with the query..Its Urgent > > Thanks > > Jai Sairam > > Karthikeyan.S How about: SELECT l.linkid, l.header FROM Links l LEFT JOIN subLinks s ON l.linkid = s.childid WHERE s.childid IS NULL I think that'll work. ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php