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Conditional Join Logic [message #661503] Tue, 21 March 2017 23:30 Go to next message
rajsinha
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Hi,

I need to join 2 different tables on different columns in the same table. However, I need to fetch the records if either of the join condition is true..

Select
A.*
From A INNER JOIN TAB_A ON A.COLA = TAB_A.COLA
INNER JOIN TAB_B ON A.COLB = TAB_B.COLB

I want to simulate a logical OR condition between the joins and retrieve the record if either of the join conditions above is true.

Please advise.
Re: Conditional Join Logic [message #661504 is a reply to message #661503] Wed, 22 March 2017 01:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Use OUTER JOINs.

And, if you want to continue to get help, feedback in your previous topics.
And follow OraFAQ Forum Guide and How to use [code] tags and make your code easier to read.
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Re: Conditional Join Logic [message #661507 is a reply to message #661503] Wed, 22 March 2017 02:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
flyboy
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Hi,

I am not sure what exactly you mean with "join", but as the posted query sample is selecting only columns from the table A, using EXISTS/IN conditions and their proper combination (you would not "simulate" OR, just use it directly) should suffice.

[Edit: grammar, terminology]

[Updated on: Wed, 22 March 2017 02:41]

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Re: Conditional Join Logic [message #661510 is a reply to message #661503] Wed, 22 March 2017 03:35 Go to previous message
John Watson
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And a third solution - use a compound query: join to one table and UNION with a join to the other table.
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