Ronaldo,

At 12:16 06.03.2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Is there any diference in sql joins using where id1 = id2 or using
>the left command ?

it is up to you whether you prefer to use WHERE ID1 = ID2 or JOIN <TABLE>
ON ID1 = ID2. The first is SQL-89, whereas the second is SQL-92. Generally,
I would advice to use the JOIN syntax since it is easier to read and e.g.
eliminates the need for JoinLinks if you are using IBO.

LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN and FULL JOIN, however, are outer joins that gives
all records of at least one table regardless of whether they match any
record in the other table. These are joins that are not available in
SQL-89, hence there is no way you can perform these kinds of joins using
ID1 = ID2.

HTH,
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