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ckuo@kahluadesigns.com
Yak Posting Veteran

58 Posts

Posted - 2003-11-11 : 14:43:21

Hi,
In terms of performance, which is faster? Thanks

A.
Select
Products.ProductID,
Categories.Name
FROM
Products,
Categories
WHERE
Products.CategoryID = Categories.CategoryID

OR

B.
Select
Products.ProductID,
Categories.Name
FROM
Products INNER JOIN
Categories ON Products.CategoryID = Categories.CategoryID

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2003-11-11 : 14:51:58

They are equivalent. I prefer option B however when writing joins.

Tara

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