On 26-Feb-2003 John Hoskins wrote:
>
> Probably a simple query but, I need to find select a field with data that
> exists in one table but does not exist in a field in another table.
>
> example:
>
> table1.name table2.name
> ----------- ------------
> bob john
> susan jane
> tom tom
> john bob
> jane john
> jane
> tom
>
>
> result should be = susan
>
> any help is appreciated
>
look for 'LEFT JOIN' in the manual.
Regards,
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(53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)
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