Re: LEFT and RIGHT JOIN

Misa Simic <misa(dot)simic(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Yes you are right... I wanted: t1 left join (t2 inner join t3)
> Is there a way to "say" that?

Sure, just add the parentheses.

t1 left join (t2 inner join t3 on t2-t3-condition) on t1-t2-condition

> I mean to me, it is logical and without
> brackets... i.e. t1 left join t2 inner join t3 left join t4, I would read
> as: t1 left join (t2 inner join t3) left join t4 .... (Like INNER has
> advantage on OUTER...)...

Well, that might or might not be more intuitive, but the SQL standard
says these bind equally, left to right, unless you use parens.

regards, tom lane