SQL multiple join statement

Question

When I had only one inner join in my SQL statement, it worked perfectly. I tried joining a second table, and now I am getting an error that says there is a syntax error (mis

Answer 1

MS Access (specifically, Jet/ACE) requires parentheses with multiple joins. Try:

adsFormView.SelectCommand = _
    " SELECT * FROM ([tableCourse] " & _
    " INNER JOIN [tableGrade] " & _
    "     ON [tableCourse].[grading] = [tableGrade].[id]) " & _
    " INNER JOIN [tableCourseType] " & _
    "     ON [tableCourse].[course_type] = [tableCourseType].[id] " & _
    " WHERE [prefix]='" & myPrefix & "'" & _
    "   AND [course_number]='" & myCourseNum & "'"