Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today . . . the classic opening line for marriage ceremonies. Okay, so the marriage analogy doesn’t work so well, but bringing data together is like a marriage—you are going to join two objects together and if the relationship is going to work they need to have something in common.
If we were to look at querying a table visually, our tables exist separately, and we have interacted with only one at a time.
Now, lets suppose we want to join these tables. How would we do this? The following sections review this information.
Want to follow along on your own database?
Do you want to follow along with the examples? We have created a sample database you can use to follow along and try in your own database. Go to the download page and follow the instructions. Have fun on the SQL trail!
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