Question

How do I return all the rows from two tables including the matches? For example, if I have a account table and order table with an account ID field in common I want to return the matches from both tables as well as the non-matches.

I am using SQL Server 2005

Thanks.

Answer 1

I think you need FULL OUTER JOIN:

SELECT *
FROM Table1 T1
  FULL OUTER JOIN Table2 T2 ON T1.AccountId = T2.AccountId

Good luck.