Creating and joining multiple queries (more than 2)

  • Hi,

    I know how to create and join 2 queries but on occasion Ive needed to join more than 2 and Im unsure how to achieve this? The method I use for joining to is as per the example below - can you just extend this as required?

    Select * from
    (
    SELECT Stuff.Example1
    Stuff.Example2
    Stuff.Example3
    Stuff.Example4
    FROM Table1) As FirstSet
    INNER JOIN
    (
    SELECT This.Example5
    This.Example6
    This.Example7
    This.Example8
    FROM Table2) As SecondSet
    On FirstSet.Example1 = SecondSet.Example5

    And also when grouping is there a quick way to group rather than having to write out all the column names which are required when you group?

    Thanks

  • Just extend what you are already doing

    Select * from
    (
    SELECT Stuff.Example1
    Stuff.Example2
    Stuff.Example3
    Stuff.Example4
    FROM Table1) As FirstSet
    INNER JOIN
    (
    SELECT This.Example5
    This.Example6
    This.Example7
    This.Example8
    FROM Table2) As SecondSet
    On FirstSet.Example1 = SecondSet.Example5
    INNER JOIN
    (
    SELECT This.Example9
    This.Example10
    This.Example11
    This.Example12
    FROM Table3) As ThirdSet
    On FirstSet.Example1 = ThirdSet.Example9
    --Obviously, care needs to be taken with the joins to avoid unwanted row duplication or elimination.

    As far as grouping is concerned, you need to write out all the column names explicitly.

    Or if you have SQL Prompt, it will automatically detect the non-aggregated columns and fill them in for you.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by  Phil Parkin.
    • This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by  Phil Parkin.

    If you haven't even tried to resolve your issue, please don't expect the hard-working volunteers here to waste their time providing links to answers which you could easily have found yourself.

  • Thanks for the clarity on this - I think when I tried to extend my test query I put the On's one after another rather than at the end of the additional query.

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