Hi,
Is there a way I can run a query that will delete all items that are not in a list? For example I have a bunch of records in a table and I want to remove all of them that are not in a comma delimited list that I have recieved from another application. I was thinking that I could create a query that says:
WHERE id != 'item1' AND id != 'item2' AND id != 'item3'... etc but I was wondering if there is an easier/more effecient way?
Thanks!
-Tom
... WHERE id NOT IN('item1','item2','item3',....)
You cannot use NULL in the value list.
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