Outer join query for SQL server from Oracle

Question

Hi All,
My question is regarding making queries from Oracle to SQL Server database thorugh DBLink.
In my oracle database I have a DBLink emp.world for SQL Server database.
I need to query SQL Server data from oracle (so that this query can be combined with other oracle tables).
Query is given below:
SELECT
        a."EmpID" as "Employee ID",
        a."EmpStatus" "Employee Status"
        b."EmpSub" as "Employee Subjects"
FROM
        [email protected] a
        left outer join [email protected] b on a."EmpID" = b."suEmpID"
ORDER BY  a."EmpID";My problem is when I run the same query from oracle, it does not show the EmpID that does not exist in Subjects table, but when run from actual SQL Server database, it shows all the records.
Samples are given below:
Run from Oracle
Employee ID      Employee Status     Employee Subjects
101                     Active                     Maths
102                     Active                     Maths
102                     Active                     Physics
104                   Inactive                  Chemistry
Run form SQL Server
Employee ID      Employee Status     Employee Subjects
101                     Active                     Maths
102                     Active                     Maths
102                     Active                     Physics
103                 Active                       NULL
104             Inactive            ChemistryI am not sure why in oracle outer join for SQL server tables is not working. What is the right way for outer join in this case.
I am using oracle database 10gR2 and SQL Server 2005.
Please Help.
Thanks.

Answer 1

SELECT
a."EmpID" as "Employee ID",
a."EmpStatus" "Employee Status"
b."EmpSub" as "Employee Subjects"
FROM
[email protected] a
left outer join [email protected] b on a."EmpID" = b."suEmpID"
ORDER BY a."EmpID";
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/queries006.htm#sthref3175
From your description, it appears you may need a right outer join. You want to get back all the rows from 'B', not from 'A'. Try a right join and let us know.