hi, did you try "...FROM labor RIGHT JOIN works_orders ON labor_ord_no = works_orders_ord_no WHERE labor_qty='' ORDER BY labor_qty",$link); ? i think that should do it.... regards, bastian > How do I get the following select to exclude records where labor_qty from > labor does not have a record? > > $result = mysql_query("SELECT > labor_ord_no,works_orders_ord_no,works_orders_part_no,works_orders_qty,labor > _qty FROM labor RIGHT JOIN works_orders ON labor_ord_no = > works_orders_ord_no ORDER BY labor_qty",$link); -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php