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by: rafranciscoPosted on 2005-05-19 at 09:33:48ID: 14038091
Try this:
SELECT *
FROM Table1 LEFT OUTER JOIN Table2 ON Table1.PartNumber = Table2.PartNumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN Table3 ON Table1.PartNumber = Table3.PartNumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN Table4 ON Table1.PartNumber = Table4.PartNumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN Table5 ON Table1.PartNumber = Table5.PartNumber
or this
SELECT *
FROM Table1
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 'X' FROM Table2 WHERE Table1.PartNumber = Table2.PartNumber) OR
EXISTS (SELECT 'X' FROM Table3 WHERE Table1.PartNumber = Table3.PartNumber) OR
EXISTS (SELECT 'X' FROM Table4 WHERE Table1.PartNumber = Table4.PartNumber) OR
EXISTS (SELECT 'X' FROM Table5 WHERE Table1.PartNumber = Table5.PartNumber)