so what's the remedy? how to do this task in MySQL without using subselects?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Trond Eivind Glomsrød Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:13 PM To: Moshe Gurvich Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how to sub-select?.. "Moshe Gurvich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to run: > > delete from followups where task_id not in (select task_id from tasks) > > but it gives me an error: > Error: 1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'select task_id from > tasks)' at line 1 > > where's the problem and how to work around? MySQL doesn't support subselects. -- Trond Eivind Glomsrød Red Hat, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
