Re: URGENT Join question

[Quoted] I'd try something like:

SELECT col1, col2 FROM table2
WHERE col1 NOT IN
( SELECT col1 FROM table1);

Best regards
Peter Davey

"Manoj Nair" <debo_nair_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:92a0e580.0108081623.651e99a5_at_posting.google.com...
> I have 2 tables
>
> Table 1
> col 1 varchar2
> col 2 numeric
>
> Table 2
> col 1 varchar2
> col 2 numric
>
> Table 1 data
> HELLO WORLD 1
> HELLO WORLD NOW 1
>
> Table 2 data
> HELLO WORLD 1
>
> when i run
>
> select distinct b.col1,b.col2 from table2 b , table1 a where b.col1
> <> a.col1 and a.col2 = b.col2 I want no records to be returned
> cos HELLO WORLD is already present in table 1..
>
> however it returns HELLO WORLD NOW 1
>
> Thanks
Received on Sun Aug 12 2001 - 22:42:40 CEST