Identifying Join Clauses
The next type of clause the Query Optimizer looks for during the query analysis phase is the join clause. A join condition is specified in the FROM clause using the JOIN keyword, as follows:
FROM table1 JOIN table2 on table1.column = table2.column
Alternatively, join conditions can be specified in the WHERE clause using the old-style join syntax, as shown in the following example:
Table1.Column Operator Table2.Column
A join clause always involves two tables, except in the case of a self-join, but even in a self-join, you must specify the table twice in the query. Here’s an example:
select employee = e.LastName + ', ' + e.FirstName, ...
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