I worked it out. code below in case it helps anyone else out:
v1 from http://forums.devshed.com/showthread.php?s…=&postid=269096
SELECT v_pdf_info.*, v_pdf_cat.pdfCatTitle, v_pdf_diff.fldDesc
FROM v_pdf_diff
INNER JOIN v_pdf_info
ON v_pdf_diff.fldID = v_pdf_info.pdfdiff
INNER JOIN v_pdf_Cat
ON v_pdf_info.pdfCatID = v_pdf_Cat.pdfCatID
AND pdfID>0;
v2 from me:
SELECT v_pdf_info.*, v_pdf_cat.pdfCatTitle, v_pdf_diff.fldDesc
FROM v_pdf_diff, v_pdf_cat, v_pdf_info
where
v_pdf_cat.pdfCatID = v_pdf_info.pdfCatID
and
v_pdf_diff.fldID = v_pdf_info.pdfdiff
and
pdfID>0;
jim