Thanks. I couldn't find the correct syntax in my resources. I tried at one point to use commas like: select * from table1 left join table2,table3 on table1.id=table2.id,table1.id=table3.id Thanks again for the correct syntax. On Tuesday 12 August 2003 04:00 pm, Brent Baisley wrote: > The left join works the same for two or more tables. > select * from table1 > left join table2 on table1.id=table2.id > left join table3 on table1.id=table3.id > ... > > Just specify the table you want to join and what to use to join them. > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 03:16 PM, Michael Cortes wrote: > > I know that we can ...... > > > > select last_name,first_name, table2.school from table1 left join > > table2 on > > school_id=bldg_id > > > > Listing all students and giving the school name for all students, if > > they have > > one. If not, it lists the kid anyway and leaves that field blank. > > > > Anyhow, how about multiple tables? I can't find it with google. > > > > I have : > > table1 with the students > > table2 with library PINs and an autoincrement id > > table3 with a lunch status and an autoincrement id > > > > I want to list all students (I will select just certain fields) but > > if they > > have it, I want to list the PIN from table2 and the lunch status from > > table3. > > > > I can do it as a join but then anystudent who doesn't cross-reference > > gets > > left out. I need to list all students. -- Michael Cortes Fort LeBoeuf School District 34 East Ninth Street PO Box 810 Waterford PA 16441-0810 814.796.4795 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
