MySQL INNER JOIN Alias

Question

Does anyone know how I can do an inner joins and alias values within so they won\'t overwrite each other? It might look more clear if you see my code:

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Answer 1

Use a seperate column to indicate the join condition

SELECT  t.importid, 
        case 
            when t.importid = g.home 
            then 'home' 
            else 'away' 
        end as join_condition, 
        g.network, 
        g.date_start 
FROM    game g
INNER JOIN team t ON (t.importid = g.home OR t.importid = g.away)
ORDER BY date_start DESC 
LIMIT 7