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Databases Querying Relational Databases Joining Table Data with SQL JOIN Queries

Taylor Han
Taylor Han
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Posted by Taylor Han
Taylor Han
2,406 Points

Join Query with SQL

SELECT MakeName, ModelName, VIN, StickerPrice FROM Make INNER JOIN Model ON Make.MakeID = Model.MakeID , Model INNER JOIN Car ON Model.ModelID = Car.ModelID;

Trying to join three tables together, keep getting: "ambiguous column name ModelName. Is this an outer join or is my syntax incorrect? Thanks!

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Assuming this is for task 2, the message is a bit misleading.

The actual issue is a syntax error caused by a stray comma and the word "Model" before the last "INNER JOIN".

hannah4
hannah4
17,400 Points
hannah4
hannah4
17,400 Points

SELECT Model.ModelName, Car.VIN, Car.StickerPrice FROM Model INNER JOIN Car ON Model.ModelID = Car.ModelID;

should do.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

This will pass for task 1, but it's not necessary to qualify the column names in the SELECT clause because they are all unique.