left joins

[tscottlewis4]

One rather simple question that I don't seem able to resolve: Can FileMaker 5 do simple left joins, in the classic RDBMS sense? I can work out how to produce a left join-like effect, but not how to directly construct them.

Appreciate any help.

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Scott Lewis/Editor

Desktop magazine

Melbourne, Australia

[Kurt Knippel]

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Originally posted by tscottlewis4:

One rather simple question that I don't seem able to resolve: Can FileMaker 5 do simple left joins, in the classic RDBMS sense? I can work out how to produce a left join-like effect, but not how to directly construct them.

Appreciate any help.

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Filemaker does not work in the same way as a classic RDBMS. You do not really setup "joins". In Filemaker you setup relationships, all of which are technically "One to Many".

What are you actually trying to accomplish? If I knew I could probably be of more direct help.

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Senior Filemaker Developer

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