Sure you can have LEFT OUTER JOIN with more than 2 tables. What's exact error message? Can you post your query?

>Is there a workaround for the following SQL query join problem?
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>I have 4 linked tables in an MS SQL Server 2000 Query.
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>The 4 tables are INNER JOINED
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>I need to make the link between two of the tables a LEFT OUTER JOIN
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>Problem:
>Error message from SQL software states that you cannot have a LEFT OUTER JOIN when there are more than two tables in the query.
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>How can I workaround this problem?