Shawn, Thank you very for your answer.
Actually, I thought that a main SELECT couldnīt be filtered by the WHERE clause refered to a field in a LEFT JOIN. Now, looking better in the JOIN documentation I see this issue. Thankīs, Ronan This is a very FAQ: SELECT t1.* FROM TABLE_1 t1 LEFT JOIN TABLE_2 t2 ON t1.id = t2.table1_id WHERE t2.id is null Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine "Ronan Lucio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 10/27/2004 10:12:42 AM: > Hi, > > I have two tables: > > TABLE_1 > ======= > - id > - name > > TABLE_2 > ======= > - id > - table1_id > - name > > How could I make a select on table_1 that returns me only the > rows that donīt have any reference in table_2? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thankīs, > Ronan > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >