basic many-to-many sql select query

Question

I think this should be easy, but it\'s evading me. I\'ve got a many-to-many relationship between Accounts and Account Groups. An Account can be in zero or more Groups, so I\

Answer 1

How about:

SELECT act.acctid AS AcctId, bankName, acctNumber, Balance, 
      jag.gid AS GroupID, gp.groupname AS GroupName
FROM accounts AS act 
     LEFT OUTER JOIN JointAccountGroups AS jag ON act.id = jag.aid
     LEFT OUTER JOIN AccounGroups AS gp ON jag.gid = gp.id

Does this give you an error? An error that is easier to figure out perhaps?