db->join("table", "column = " . $int) ... uses backticks and gives an error!

[eluser]sophistry[/eluser]
it's difficult to follow the logic without seeing code, but at the risk of seeming impertinent, i think there is a gap somewhere in the JOIN approach.

you sound like you know what you are talking about, but, really, what is preventing this?

Code:

$this->db->where('id', $tab_id);
$q = $this->db->get('tab');

seriously, i'm curious to learn if you have a speed trick involving JOIN as opposed to WHERE.