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BIG OUTER JOIN
Posted by: S Lang
Date: April 17, 2008 01:11PM

Is there a way, in mySql syntax, to join 2 tables in a sort of BIG OUTER JOIN in one SQL query (no sub-quries) as a describe below :

ex: SELECT Key, data1, data2, data3, data4
FROM table1 t1 <COMMAND> JOIN table2 t2 ON t1.Key = t2.Key

TABLE 1
Key | data1 | data2
---------------------
1 | 5.00 | 10.00
2 | 6.00 | 12.00
3 | 7.00 | 14.00

TABLE 2
key | data3 | data4
---------------------
2 | aaa | 3
3 | bbb | 4
4 | ccc | 5

RESULT TABLE
key| data1 | data2 | data3 | data4
1 | 5.00 | 10.00 | NULL | NULL
2 | 6.00 | 12.00 | aaa | 3
3 | 7.00 | 14.00 | bbb | 4
4 | NULL | NULL | ccc | 5

Now i have to built up a temporary table where i put a SELECT UNION of the 2 tables keys and than i use it as the LEFT JOIN table for those tables...

Is there an other way to do it??

Thanks a lot
Sebastien

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