select * from table1 where table1.field1,table1.field2 IN (select table2.field1,table2.field2 from table2)
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That is simple ANSI 92 syntax as below.
select table1.* from table1 inner join table2 on table1.field1 = table2.field1 and table1.field2 = table2.field2
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This was first published in August 2002

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