Limitations In SQL?

I'm new to SQL so don't laugh if this is easy to spot but I'm having trouble with a select statement but I do not think it's the syntax etc, I'm convinced it must be due to some restrictions and limitations within SQL.

Could anyone shed some light? I've been 'googling' for two days now and can't find anything, much appreciated! thanks.


SELECT a.medno_id,
tblAction.action_shortdesc,
tblClassification.class_shortdesc,
tblType.type_shortdesc,
tblUnit.unit_shortdesc,
tblSystem.system_shortdesc,
a.med_oldserial,
a.med_builddate,
tblLibrary.lib_shortdesc,
a.med_f24bookno,
a.med_f24entry,
a.med_f102bookno,
a.med_f102entry,
tblTransport.trans_shortdesc,
a.med_courierno,
tblPOC.poc_surname,
a.med_title,
a.med_notes

FROM tblMedia a

INNER JOIN tblAction ON a.action_id = tblAction.action_id
INNER JOIN tblClassification ON a.class_id = tblClassification.class_id
INNER JOIN tblType ON a.type_id = tblType.type_id
INNER JOIN tblUnit ON a.unit_id = tblUnit.unit_id
INNER JOIN tblSystem ON a.system_id = tblSystem.system_id
INNER JOIN tblLibrary ON a.lib_id = tblLibrary.lib_id
INNER JOIN tblTransport ON a.trans_id = tblTransport.trans_id
INNER JOIN tblPOC ON a.poc_id = tblPOC.poc_id

WHERE a.medno_id = 327
ORDER BY a.med_effdate


I've spaced out the query so it's easy to read

I've started the query from scratch building my SQL adding one field at a time and it works perfect until it reaches a certain number of fields, it's as if SQL has a limit to no of fields it can return/be used in the select part of the statement. Are there any limitations I should know about? or am I being an idiot and doing something I shouldn't?

Hope this makes sense, thanks!