Comments on: Table joins in MySQL with no matches http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/02/17/table-joins-in-mysql-with-no-matches/ Mon, 03 May 2010 20:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tirofijo http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/02/17/table-joins-in-mysql-with-no-matches/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Tirofijo Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:13:10 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/02/17/table-joins-in-mysql-with-no-matches/#comment-71 Ah this was what I needed and it works - thanks. Ah this was what I needed and it works – thanks.

]]> By: John Kleijn http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/02/17/table-joins-in-mysql-with-no-matches/comment-page-1/#comment-69 John Kleijn Sat, 24 May 2008 12:26:58 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/02/17/table-joins-in-mysql-with-no-matches/#comment-69 Actually the solution is OUTER joins. The full syntax for a 'regular' join is 'INNER JOIN', the full syntax for a left join is 'LEFT OUTER JOIN'. You can do a 'RIGHT OUTER JOIN' (RIGHT JOIN for short) which has the same effect as switching the table references in the query. The method you previously used is pre-SQL92 syntax. Actually the solution is OUTER joins. The full syntax for a ‘regular’ join is ‘INNER JOIN’, the full syntax for a left join is ‘LEFT OUTER JOIN’. You can do a ‘RIGHT OUTER JOIN’ (RIGHT JOIN for short) which has the same effect as switching the table references in the query.

The method you previously used is pre-SQL92 syntax.

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