Herman Scheepers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/13/2005 11:53:23 AM:

> Hi
> 
> Could anyone help perhaps tell me why the following
> simple query containing a sub-query gives a syntax
> error.
> 
> select 1 from messages
> where not exists (  select 1 from
> message_push_notifications
>                             where message_id =
> messages.id)
> 
> 
> Thanx
> Herman
> 

One simple explanation is that you are trying to execute that statement on 
a version of MySQL that doesn't have subqueries. You must be on 4.1 or 
greater in order to use subqueries.

Shawn Green
Database Administrator
Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine

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