MS Access: Syntax error in FROM Clause - sql

Question

I'm getting a syntax error pointing to my FROM clause, but I can't figure it out. The goal here is to use subqueries to filter and return some information before joining.
What I've tried: This question on SO suggested that I surround the 2 LEFT JOINS with parentheses. I did so, but it didn't help. Below is the result, and the error I get is in the title.
It may or may not be important to note that before doing the parentheses around both JOINS, I was getting the following error: Syntax error (missing operator in query expression 'tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item = maxdatejob.item LEFT JOIN (SELECT * FROM dbo_Item_by_Location_LP_All WHERE qty_on_hand >'.
SELECT
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.ID,
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item,
dbo_job.job_date,
dbo_job.job,
dbo_job.suffix,
Sum(comptable.qty_on_hand) AS SumOfqty_on_hand,
comptable.whse,
comptable.product_code
FROM
tbl_HersheySAPInventory
(LEFT JOIN
(SELECT
dbo_job.job_date,
dbo_job.job,
dbo_job.suffix,
dbo_job.item AS FG,
dbo_jobmatl.item
FROM
dbo_job
INNER JOIN dbo_jobmatl ON dbo_job.job = dbo_jobmatl.job AND dbo_job.suffix = dbo_jobmatl.suffix
WHERE
dbo_job.item Not Like "Indirect" AND
dbo_job.job Not Like "C0*" AND
dbo_job.job Not Like "*R0*"
) AS maxdatejob
ON tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item = maxdatejob.item)
(LEFT JOIN
(SELECT * FROM dbo_Item_by_Location_LP_All WHERE qty_on_hand > 0 AND whse = Forms!MainForm!Combo353) AS comptable
ON comptable.item = tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item)
ORDER BY
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item,
dbo_job.job_date;

Answer 1

You may have a problem with your parentheses. I have similar issues writing SQL into Access - there seem to be some strange requirements wrapping parens around JOINS and WHERE clauses.
The pseudocode that I recommend trying is:
FROM
(
(
Table A
)
LEFT JOIN
(
Subquery1
)
)
LEFT JOIN
(
Subquery2
)
I've taken a stab at updating below. Give this a try and let me know:
SELECT
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.ID,
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item,
dbo_job.job_date,
dbo_job.job,
dbo_job.suffix,
comptable.whse,
comptable.product_code,
Sum(comptable.qty_on_hand) AS SumOfqty_on_hand
FROM
(
(
tbl_HersheySAPInventory
LEFT JOIN
(SELECT
dbo_job.job_date,
dbo_job.job,
dbo_job.suffix,
dbo_job.item AS FG,
dbo_jobmatl.item
FROM
dbo_job
INNER JOIN dbo_jobmatl ON dbo_job.job = dbo_jobmatl.job AND dbo_job.suffix = dbo_jobmatl.suffix
WHERE
dbo_job.item Not Like "Indirect" AND
dbo_job.job Not Like "C0*" AND
dbo_job.job Not Like "*R0*"
) AS maxdatejob
ON tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item = maxdatejob.item
)
)
LEFT JOIN
(SELECT * FROM dbo_Item_by_Location_LP_All WHERE qty_on_hand > 0 AND whse = Forms!MainForm!Combo353) AS comptable
ON comptable.item = tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item
GROUP BY
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.ID,
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item,
dbo_job.job_date,
dbo_job.job,
dbo_job.suffix,
comptable.whse,
comptable.product_code
ORDER BY
tbl_HersheySAPInventory.item,
dbo_job.job_date;