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hi guys, i have a issue with sql, that is when we use "select", i think there're always 2 methods ,
SQL
select 
 name.t1,name.t2,name.t3 
from 
 t1,t2,t3 
where 
 t1.id=t2.id and t2.id=t3.id

or
SQL
select 
 name.t1,name.t2, name.t3 
from 
 t1
inner join t2 on t1.id=t2.id 
inner join t3 on t2.id=t3.id


so,
1.what's the differences between the 2 methods of select ?

2.if we use the 1st method, in oracle, we can use(+) to achieve left or right join, but in sql server or mysql or mb other database, how can we achieve left join in using the 1st method?

thanks in advance!
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You have some wrong syntax here. It should be like table.Coluumn not column.table

SQL
select
 t1.name,t2.name,t3.name
from
 t1,t2,t3
where
 t1.id=t2.id and t2.id=t3.id


Ans1: The first one is short hand(also the old method) so doing this while later one is the detailed way and much readable.

Ans2:
SQL
select t1.name,t2.name,t3.name
from t1
 left join t2 on t1.id=t2.id
 left join t3 on t2.id=t3.id
 
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v03051435 31-Mar-14 8:52am    
hi,Goel, thanks for ur reply, if i wanna use short hand and left join in the same time, how to achieve? like "Where a.col1 *= b.col1"? and there is no influence of matenance between "short hand" and "writing left join each time" method? thanks for ur reply.
Er. Puneet Goel 31-Mar-14 8:56am    
this is simple

select a.name,b.name,c.name
from table1 a
left join table2 b on a.id=b.id where b.name = 'abc'
left join table3 c on b.id=c.id where c.name = 'abc'
Where a.name='axyz'
To use left outer join in short hand mode, try using * symbol.
E.g. Where a.col1 *= b.col1
 
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v03051435 1-Apr-14 4:05am    
thanks Abhinav, i have another question, what's the diff between :
select t1.name,t2.name,t3.name
from t1
left join t2 on t1.id=t2.id
(and/where) t2.name='aa'
i noticed that "and or where" make different result, so what's the difference? thank you
Abhinav S 1-Apr-14 4:16am    
And adds two sets of conditions. Where is to indicate filters on the table.

Abhinav S 1-Apr-14 4:16am    
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v03051435 1-Apr-14 5:28am    
thanx for ur reply and i voted, but i found a better answer too for u :

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/354070/sql-join-where-clause-vs-on-clause

that's what i mean :)

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