[cfaussie] Re: comparing two queries - which records are different

2006-04-19 Thread Barry Beattie
Andrew: Select field_1 , field_2 ... , field_17 from new_query where field_1 not in (select field_1 from old_query) AND (...the other 16 fields?) the uniqueness may not be confined to just one field/column. I think it's a unique row that's different OR (more likely) duplicate rows of the sam

[cfaussie] Re: comparing two queries - which records are different

2006-04-19 Thread Scott Thornton
can you left outer joins in query-of-queries? I don't know if you can, but if so, that would be a good palce to start. otherwise, order the fields the same, paste the results into excel, and run your eye over it. :-0 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/04/2006 11:37 am >>> hi all I have 2 multi-tabled

[cfaussie] Re: comparing two queries - which records are different

2006-04-19 Thread Antony Sideropoulos
Hi Barry   Select * from new_query where id not in (select id from old_query)   HTH   Antony  On 4/20/06, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi allI have 2 multi-tabled queries that I need to compare.the origional is horribly written and returns 1242 results. the "new improved" query returns