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SELECT var1,var2,var3,table_name
FROM table1 LEFT JOIN table_name on var3=table_name.id
Meaning I want to dynamically left join table, depending on value of table_name from table1, since var3 is taken from there.
But the above query results in
table table_name does not exist
My mistake of mysql limitation?
Table names, as well as column names, can’t be dynamic in an SQL query. So you have to apply your logic programmatically, using 2 queries, or with a stored procedure, see an example here: http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?98,126506,126598#msg-126598