Re: outer join in PostgreSql

From: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>
To: Mauricio Hipp Werner <mhipp(at)mail(dot)pjud(dot)cl>
Cc: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>, Alexaki Sofia <alexaki(at)ics(dot)forth(dot)gr>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, Markus Wagner <wagner(at)imsd(dot)uni-mainz(dot)de>, pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: outer join in PostgreSql
Date: 2001-01-16 16:44:18
Message-ID: 3A647A62.BB0B0DA@tm.ee
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Thomas Lockhart wrote:
>
> Mauricio Hipp Werner wrote:
> >
> > I need help, which is the symbol used in postgreSql to carry out the outer
> > join.
> >
> > in oracle the is used (+)
> > in sybase the is used * and
> > in postgreSql?
>
> The PostgreSQL outer join is accomplished using SQL92 syntax. You will
> not find real outer joins *except* in the current beta release, and
> beware that there may be some tweaks to the grammar to help with
> conformance to the standard.
>
> In any case, check the standard or try something like "select * from t1
> left outer join t2 on (i)".

To get a feel you could use MS Access visual query builder and then view
the source.
I have not checked it lately, but it very likely produces SQL92
compliant outer joins.

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Hannu

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