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Having a problem with a query I am trying to improve with a Join.  Here it is:

$q = "SELECT a.wine_num, a.activity, date_format(a.date_posted,'%m-%d-%y') as date_mdy, 
        	d.activity_desc, a.bottle_cnt, a.my_comments, w.label, w.vintage,
        	CONCAT(s.sort_date, a.wine_num) as sort_col
        FROM mywines_activity a, mywines_activity_codes d, mywines w 
        
        LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT wine_num, max(date_posted) as sort_date FROM mywines_activity 
            		GROUP BY wine_num) s
		ON s.wine_num = a.wine_num
        
        WHERE $sel_wine
            a.activity = d.activity_code and
            a.wine_num = w.wine_num
        ORDER BY sort_col DESC";

The error is "a.wine_num" is not a column name.  But - it is!  It is actually one of the keys of table a and it is being using in several relationships here.  The whole query works great without the join.  I'm just to trying to add something to better sequence it.

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Fatal error: Uncaught PDOException: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'a.wine_num' in 'on clause' in /home/albany/public_html/homejg/wine_activity_review.php:106 Stack trace: #0 /home/albany/public_html/homejg/wine_activity_review.php(106): PDO->prepare('SELECT a.wine_n...') #1 {main} thrown in /home/albany/public_html/homejg/wine_activity_review.php on line 106

Line 106 is the call to prepare

If I alter the first selected field name (the problem one) to an invalid one the error message points at that change.  If I put it back and insert a new invalid name after the 1st, the error message will then point at that.  Why point out a new 2nd field rather than the original 1st field, unless it is NOT invalid.  Curious...

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Sorry it's taking a while. I had to create the tables to check the query.

If i structure the FROM clause correctly, using explicit JOINS with ON clauses, the error disappears

FROM mywines_activity a 
             JOIN mywines_activity_codes d ON a.activity = d.activity_code
             JOIN mywines w USING (wine_num)
        
        LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT wine_num, max(date_posted) as sort_date FROM mywines_activity 
            		GROUP BY wine_num) s
        ON s.wine_num = a.wine_num

 

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Well following your example here is what I now have:

	    $q = "SELECT a.wine_num, a.activity, date_format(a.date_posted,'%m-%d-%y') as     date_mdy, d.activity_desc, a.bottle_cnt, a.my_comments, w.label, w.vintage,
            s.sort_col
        FROM mywines_activity a
             JOIN mywines_activity_codes d ON a.activity = d.activity_code
             JOIN mywines w USING (wine_num)
	        LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT wine_num, CONCAT(max(date_posted), wine_num) as sort_col
            FROM mywines_activity
            GROUP BY wine_num) s
        ON s.wine_num = a.wine_num
	        $sel_wine
	        ORDER BY s.sort_col DESC, a.date_posted";
	

And it works.  Thank you sir.

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