LEFT OUTER JOIN problem - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Ludek Finstrle
Subject LEFT OUTER JOIN problem
Date
Msg-id 20010921153200.M19935@anxur.fi.muni.cz
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Re: LEFT OUTER JOIN problem
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Hello,
 I have this problem (maybe only in my head ;o)):

table1:
-------
id | name
---------
1  | 'blabla'
2  | 'arrrgh'

table2:
-------
id | table1_id | name
---------------------
1  | 1         | 'hello'

table3:
-------
id | table2_id | name
---------------------

SELECT * FROM table1 LEFT OUTER JOIN table2 ON (table1.id = table2.table1_id) LEFT OUTER JOIN table3 ON (table2.id =
table3.table2_id);

This select return me only one row:
1,'blabla',1,1,'hello',NULL,NULL,NULL

But I think it may return two rows:
1,'blabla',1,1,'hello',NULL,NULL,NULL
2,'arrrgh',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL

Where is the problem (in my head or in postgres)? Do you know what select
statement return me what I want?

Please reply to my address (xfinstrl@fi.muni.cz) as I'm not in list.

Thanks

Luf


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