[dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement

could it be the _seq tables i was referring to?
 
there are 112 tables  
What specifially am i looking for in the table 
 
they must have both the field contacts and org_type in th same table?          Jean-Paul Natola > From: ab-mi at post3.tele.dk> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 02:16:05 +0100> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> > I don't think this is your linking table.> A table named "switchboard" (assuming that your "switboard" is a typo) is> normally used for managing menus, and you can't be sure that this kind of> table will do as a link between your contacts and contacts_organization_type> tables.> You could try this query (but as said I would look for another possible> linking table):> > SELECT ctc.*, cot.organization_type,> FROM contacts AS ctc> INNER JOIN switchboard AS swb on ctc.ID = swb.table_left_id> INNER JOIN contacts_organization_type AS cot on swb.table_right_id = cot.ID> WHERE swb.table_left='contacts'> > Asger> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----> Fra: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af jean-paul> Sendt: 1. februar 2009 01:22> Til: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Emne: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> > > ok there is a table called switboard with 731,000 and i *think* it maybe it> the fields are;> > id table_left table_left_id table_right> table_right_id> 402611 contacts 226946 contacts_organization_types 726> > > is this what i need?> > Jean-Paul Natola > From: ab-mi at post3.tele.dk> To:> dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 00:45:24 +0100>> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> >> Jean-Paul,> > In that case I guess Francisco is right: you have a so called> "many-to-many> relationship" comprising tree table: contacts ->> "junctiontable" <-> contacts_organization_types.> What you need is find the> name of this "junctiontable" in your database (I> know this is easier to say> than to do...)> If you find a table in your databases which seems to be a> link between your> contacts and contacts_organization_types table then> please tell, and be sure> someone on this list will escort you the rest of> the way.> > Asger> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----> Fra:> dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com>> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af jean-paul>> Sendt: 1. februar 2009 00:11> Til: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Emne:> Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with select statement> > > the> contacts table does NOT have organization type- it has id, first, last,> add> , cty, st, zip, tel, fax, dte_created, email, etc.. but nothing> regarding> organization type- I will try you code and let you know- if been> on this> for the last 30 hours racking my brain- on a good note i read and> learned> alot since yesterday btw, I'm using MySQL and doing this via> phpMyAdmin- if> it makes any difference Jean-Paul Natola > From:> ab-mi at post3.tele.dk> To:> dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Sat, 31> Jan 2009 23:58:09 +0100>> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Newbie needs help with> select statement> >> Francisco may be is right about a third junction table> between your> contacts> and contacts_organization_types tables. But perhaps> it's more> simple that> that.> > You told us the tree fieldnames of your>> contacts_organization_types table> (id, organization_type, and>> internal_only) but you didn't tell us all names> of the 24 fields in your>> contacts table.> > My question is: do your contacts table have a field> named> something like> "organization_type_id"?> > In that case you might> have a> simple one-to-many relationship and your query> would be something> like:> >> SELECT ctcs.*, cot.organization_type FROM contacts AS ctcs> INNER> JOIN> contacts_organization_types AS cot ON ctcs.organization_type_id> => cot.id> _________________________________________________________________>> Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. >> http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howi> > tworks_012009> _______________________________________________>> 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> > _________________________________________________________________> Hotmail® goes where you go. 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