Re: Basic SQL Help

Thanks Carel...I'll give it a try...and I'll also study up on UNION. Is
that like a subselect?

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:23:53 +0200, "Carel Teijgeler"
<coteijgeler@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> Michael,
> 
> A rudimentary shot without testing:
> 
> SELECT 'A' AS Code, a.parent, b.id, c.child, d.id
> FROM fileA a, fileB b, fileA c, fileB d
> WHERE (a.parent = b.sku AND b.id = 1
> AND  c.child = d.sku and d.id = 5
> AND  a.parent = c.parent)
> UNION
> SELECT 'B' AS Code a.parent, b.id, c.child, d.id
> FROM fileA a, fileB b, fileA c, fileB d
> WHERE (a.parent = b.sku AND b.id = 1
> AND  c.child = d.sku and d.id = 9
> AND  a.parent = c.parent)
> ORDER BY Code, a.parent
> 
> To get the description in you have to put in fileC twice, each with a
> different alias.
> 
> In QMQRY you can create a FORM to omit the column Code and break on the
> column a.parent.
> 
> Regards,
> Carel Teijgeler
> 
> 
> 
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