USING keyword in Mysql

Question

I have a table A with the following definition in MySQL

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id    c_id     t_id
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where c_id references cid on another table B with the following definition

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id cid cname
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So i am issuing the following query

select group_concat(cname) as list
from A join B using (cid)
where t_id="something";

But I m getting the following error

Unknown column "cid" in from clause

I tried changing it to "c_id", but that doesnt seem to work either..

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

USING in MySQL is just a short form for a standard ON clause, and only works when the column name is identical in both tables.

From the manual:

The USING(column_list) clause names a list of columns that must exist in both tables.

Instead, do this:

select group_concat(B.cname) as list 
from A 
inner join B on A.c_id = B.cid 
where A.t_id = 'something';

Answer 2

Both columns need the same name: either c_id or cid Then the using clause will work