Re: populate_group_with_query

A copy of this was sent to daud11_at_hotmail.com (if that email address didn't require changing) On Sat, 03 Jul 1999 08:42:52 GMT, you wrote:

>Hi
>
>I would to know if it is possible to a sub-select statement in the
>select statement of POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY.
>

Yes

>This is the code I am trying to write but not sure how.
>
>status := POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY('LISTDEL_REC',
> 'select col1, col2 from table1 where col2 not in ....another
>select statement that returns a list of values for col2
>

'select col1, col2 from table1 where col2 not in ( select X from T )'

Although, you might find:

'select col1, col2 from table1 where NOT EXISTS ( select null from T where x = table1.col2 )'

to be faster.

>Thanks
>Daud11
>
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