MS Access - Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression

Question

SELECT * FROM exclusivity
left join patent on (exclusivity.[Appl_Type]=patent.[Appl_Type] AND exclusivity.[Appl_No]=patent.[Appl_No] AND exclusivity.[Product_No]=patent.[Product_No])
left join products on (exclusivity.[Appl_Type]=products.[Appl_Type] AND exclusivity.[Appl_No]=products.[Appl_No] AND exclusivity.[Product_No]=products.[Product_No]);

The above query gives Syntax error

(missing operator) in query expression 'exclusivity.[Appl_Type]=patent.[Appl_Type] AND exclusivity.[Appl_No]=patent.[Appl_No] AND exclusivity.[Product_No]=patent.[Product_No]) left join products on (exclusivity.[Appl_Type]=products.[Appl_Type] AND exclusivity.[Appl_No]=products.[Appl_No] AND exclusivity.[Product_No]=products.[Product_No]);'

What could be possible reason?

Answer 1

MS Access has weird requirements for parentheses around joins:

SELECT *
FROM (exclusivity left join
      patent
      on exclusivity.[Appl_Type] = patent.[Appl_Type] AND
         exclusivity.[Appl_No] = patent.[Appl_No] AND
         exclusivity.[Product_No] = patent.[Product_No]
    ) left join
    products
    on exclusivity.[Appl_Type] = products.[Appl_Type] AND
       exclusivity.[Appl_No] = products.[Appl_No] AND
       exclusivity.[Product_No] = products.[Product_No];