>>I think if I didn't add the cJoinSqlDatabase to the second JOIN, SQL Server could have using the MyTable2 from the first (default) SQL Database instead of the second one. By explicitly adding the cJoinSqlDatabase I am making sure that the correct database is use, in each case.
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>Correct. Just to mention that dbo is the default, so you can omit it. The syntax can then be "...from otherDb..myTable2...". I do that a lot.
>My preference is to keep the dots visible, not merged, so that I know that I'm selecting from a different db, sometimes just as simple as this:
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	TEXT to lcSelectCnt noshow textmerge
>	select count(*) as cnt from [<<gcDb>>]..[<<lct>>]
>	ENDTEXT
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I still think the already mentioned use of SQL table alias is the best way to eliminate errors (and typing when chages occur)

>Outest Space
Read aloud that sounds like Autist Space to german trained ears. Probably not main intended direction...