[dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement

jean-paul jnatola at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 31 12:09:56 CST 2009


SELECT * FROM contacts_organization_typesLIMIT 0 , 30 
 
id    organization_type  internal_only          Jean-Paul Natola > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:05:55 -0800> From: fhtapia at gmail.com> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> > Jean-Paul,> I guess I misunderstood you a bit on what you were trying to achieve.> let's change the terminology a little bit so that we're all talking the same> language,> > A field is also known as a column so that would be ID, First_name,> Last_name, the results are rows... so you are receiving 24 rows with the> fields ID, First_name, Last_name, email> > in order to know what to join by, can you do a select of the 2nd table and> let me know the field names?> > select * from contacts_organization_types> -Francisco> http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...> > > On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 8:54 AM, jean-paul <jnatola at hotmail.com> wrote:> > >> > the contacts table has 24 fields id first_name last_name etc.., I want> > every single record and field from that table.the contacts_org_types table> > has three fields id organization_type and internal, I want only the> > organization_type field from that table, so , I *believe* that i should see> > 25 fields in my result 24 from table 1 and 1 from table 2- thanks> > Jean-Paul Natola > From: markamatte at hotmail.com> To:> > dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:49:06 +0000>> > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> > > I> > hate to make assumptions...but the subject says 'newbie'...and Francisco> > suggested the fields to join on...not Jean Paul.> > Jean Paul, what fields> > from each table are you trying to join on(the actual field names)? > > If> > the example below was used 'as is' and there is an 'ID' field in each table> > but its not the relationship between these two tables...won't give the> > results.> > As long as I am 'assuming'...I think the scenario might be a> > translation table...and the first attemp produced a cartesian join(no joins)> > and listed each contact having every kind of cust_org_types...so the> > confusion might be what fields to join on.> > Francisco's Example modified:>> > > SELECT * FROM contacts AS ctcs> INNER JOIN contacts_organization_types AS> > cot ON ctcs.cust_org_types = cot.id> > I'm guessing there is a> > cust_org_types field in the contacts table...and there is a value that needs> > to be translated?> > If I am off target...please let me know.> > Thanks,> >>> > _________________________________________________________________> > Hotmail(R) goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone.> >> > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208> > _______________________________________________> > dba-SQLServer mailing list> > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com> > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver> > http://www.databaseadvisors.com> >> >> _______________________________________________> dba-SQLServer mailing list> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver> http://www.databaseadvisors.com> 
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