my $SQL_query; $SQL_query = qq {SELECT A.DISPLAY_ORDER, A.NAME PARENT_NAME, B.NAME CHILD_NAME FROM CATEGORY A, CATEGORY B WHERE B.ID_PARENT_CATEGORY(+) = A.ID_CATEGORY AND A.DISPLAY_ORDER != -1 ORDER BY DISPLAY_ORDER}; #### SELECT A.DISPLAY_ORDER, A.NAME PARENT_NAME, B.NAME CHILD_NAME FROM CATEGORY A LEFT OUTER JOIN CATEGORY B ON B.ID_PARENT_CATEGORY = A.ID_CATEGORY