create table t1 ( val1 varchar(10) primary key, val2 varchar(10) ) create table t2 ( tmp1 varchar(10) primary key, tmp2 varchar(10) ) #### select t1.val2, t2.tmp2 from t1 join t2 on val2=tmp2 #### select t1.val2, t2.tmp2 from t1 join t2 on val1=tmp1