If you have a table containing many different ids that each have their names stored on another table is there an easy way of converting that id to a name.
Or would you have to have lots of SQL statements fetching the name for that id on each table?
Easiest way of converting an id to name
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Re: Easiest way of converting an id to name
It's not lots of SQL, just this if I understand correctly and assuming that the tables are related on the id column:
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SELECT name FROM ids_table, names_table WHERE ids_table.id = names_table.id[/text]
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SELECT name FROM ids_table, names_table WHERE ids_table.id = names_table.id[/text]
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