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You have tables:

hard📝 Application Q8 of 15
SQL - Advanced Joins
You have tables:
Orders(order_id, customer_id, date)
Customers(customer_id, name, city)
Shipments(order_id, ship_date)
How can you safely join all three tables to get order details, customer name, and shipment date without unintended matches?
AUse NATURAL JOIN between all three tables
BUse CROSS JOIN to combine all tables
CRename columns to same names and use NATURAL JOIN
DUse explicit JOIN with ON clauses instead of NATURAL JOIN
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify risk of NATURAL JOIN with multiple tables

    Multiple tables may share columns with same names unintentionally, causing wrong joins.
  2. Step 2: Choose safe join method

    Explicit JOIN with ON clauses lets you specify exact join keys, avoiding unintended matches.
  3. Final Answer:

    Use explicit JOIN with ON clauses instead of NATURAL JOIN -> Option D
  4. Quick Check:

    Explicit ON joins avoid NATURAL JOIN risks [OK]
Quick Trick: Use ON clauses for multi-table joins to avoid NATURAL JOIN risks [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Using NATURAL JOIN blindly on multiple tables
  • Renaming columns to same names unnecessarily
  • Using CROSS JOIN expecting filtered results

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