Multiple INNER JOIN SQL ACCESS
SqlMs AccessJoinInner JoinSql Problem Overview
Syntax Error (missing Operator) in query expression 'tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_netpay.emp_id INNER JOIN tbl_gross ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_gross.emp_ID INNER JOIN tbl_tax ON tbl_employee.emp_id - tbl_tax.emp_ID'.
SELECT tbl_employee.emp_ID,
tbl_employee.emp_name,
tbl_gross.BasicSalary,
tbl_gross.totalOT,
tbl_netpay.totalGross,
tbl_tax.totalLate,
tbl_tax.allowance,
tbl_tax.SSS,
tbl_tax.PhilHealth,
tbl_tax.GSIS,
tbl_tax.HDMF,
tbl_netpay.totalDeduc,
tbl_netpay.emp_ti,
tbl_netpay.emp_wt,
tbl_netpay.emp_np
FROM tbl_employee
INNER JOIN tbl_netpay ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_netpay.emp_id
INNER JOIN tbl_gross ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_gross.emp_ID
INNER JOIN tbl_tax ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_tax.emp_ID;
I always get the error above.
Sql Solutions
Solution 1 - Sql
Access requires parentheses in the FROM
clause for queries which include more than one join. Try it this way ...
FROM
((tbl_employee
INNER JOIN tbl_netpay
ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_netpay.emp_id)
INNER JOIN tbl_gross
ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_gross.emp_ID)
INNER JOIN tbl_tax
ON tbl_employee.emp_id = tbl_tax.emp_ID;
If possible, use the Access query designer to set up your joins. The designer will add parentheses as required to keep the db engine happy.
Solution 2 - Sql
Thanks HansUp for your answer, it is very helpful and it works!
I found three patterns working in Access, yours is the best, because it works in all cases.
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INNER JOIN, your variant. I will call it "closed set pattern". It is possible to join more than two tables to the same table with good performance only with this pattern.
SELECT C_Name, cr.P_FirstName+" "+cr.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ, cr2.P_FirstName+" "+cr2.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ2nd FROM ((class INNER JOIN person AS cr ON class.C_P_ClassRep=cr.P_Nr ) INNER JOIN person AS cr2 ON class.C_P_ClassRep2nd=cr2.P_Nr )
;
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INNER JOIN "chained-set pattern"
SELECT C_Name, cr.P_FirstName+" "+cr.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ, cr2.P_FirstName+" "+cr2.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ2nd FROM person AS cr INNER JOIN ( class INNER JOIN ( person AS cr2 ) ON class.C_P_ClassRep2nd=cr2.P_Nr ) ON class.C_P_ClassRep=cr.P_Nr ;
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CROSS JOIN with WHERE
SELECT C_Name, cr.P_FirstName+" "+cr.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ, cr2.P_FirstName+" "+cr2.P_SurName AS ClassRepresentativ2nd FROM class, person AS cr, person AS cr2 WHERE class.C_P_ClassRep=cr.P_Nr AND class.C_P_ClassRep2nd=cr2.P_Nr ;