>Let's see if I can define the trap better: "TableA LEFT OUTER JOIN TableB" becomes a INNER JOIN if a where condition is specified for TableB.
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Exactly.

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>>But I'd rather fall into this error again than have that I currently have... :(
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>Not sure what you mean here... :((

This is a complete off-topic, but I just wish to go back two years ago when I was making such errors, than going through life with this knowledge and no desire to proceed...