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July 21, 2004 at 10:20 AM
bardwell_clifton_j

Selecting Unmatched Records Based On Multiple Fields

by bardwell_clifton_j . Updated 22 years, 1 month ago

I need to list all the records in Table2 which don’t have matching field values in Table1.

This the the exact opposite of what I need:
SELECT DISTINCT
Field1,
Field2,
Field3,
Field4,
Field5
FROM
[Table1]
WHERE EXISTS(
SELECT DISTINCT
FieldA,
FieldB,
FieldC,
FieldD,
FieldE
FROM
[Table2]
)

The above seems to give me all records in Table1 in which the five fields match the five fields specified in Table2. What does not show up is the test record I put in Table2 which is not in Table1.

What I need, however, is the exact opposite.

I tried the above using NOT EXISTS but I get no records at all.

Anyone know how I would this?

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