I think what you mean to do is use IN(). And I would suggest table aliases. So it could look like this: SELECT * FROM ministry_directory md INNER JOIN ministry_directory_listing_categories mdlc ON md.entry = mdlc.ministry_directory_entry WHERE md.listing_type = 2 AND mdlc.ministry_directory_category_reference IN (10, 11) ORDER BY ministry_directory.name ASC Regards, Bruce >>> Ron Piggott <ron.php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 10/03/2008 10:33:13 a.m. >>> I am wondering what is wrong with this syntax? SELECT * FROM ministry_directory INNER JOIN ministry_directory_listing_categories ON ministry_directory.entry = ministry_directory_listing_categories.ministry_directory_entry WHERE ministry_directory.listing_type = 2 AND ministry_directory_listing_categories.ministry_directory_category_reference = 10 AND ministry_directory_listing_categories.ministry_directory_category_reference = 11 ORDER BY ministry_directory.name ASC It produces 0 results. In reality there is presently 1 record that should be found that has listing_type = 2 and ministry_directory_category_reference 10 and 11 in the ministry_directory_listing_categories table The table "ministry_directory" has the main contact information. entry is auto_increment; listing_type is an INT(1) column The table ministry_directory_listing_categories has 3 columns: reference which is auto_increment populated; ministry_directory_entry which is the common field between both tables, showing what the record belongs to & ministry_directory_category_reference which is the reference number to how the directory listing was inputted / categorized. (IE If the person who completed the form select 2 of the 10 possible categories 2 records were created.) Is there a different way to word my query so I will be able to retrieve the record with two rows in table ministry_directory_listing_categories and 1 row in ministry_directory ? Thanks for the help guys. Ron -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php