Re: [SQL] simple SQL query

2008-10-29 Thread Tom Lane
"Kevin Duffy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can someone explain why the NULL ISINs in Security is causing > so much grief? I do not get it. NULL generally is taken as "unknown" in SQL comparisons. So if you have any nulls in the output of the sub-select, what the upper select sees is a situatio

Re: [SQL] simple SQL query

2008-10-29 Thread Andreas Joseph Krogh
On Wednesday 29 October 2008 21:56:14 Kevin Duffy wrote: > > Gentlemen: > > Thanks so much for your assistance. > > This returns 512 rows. > select * from tmp_index_member tim > where tim.ISIN NOT IN > (select ISIN from security sec > where ISIN is NOT NULL and >securitytype

Re: [SQL] simple SQL query

2008-10-29 Thread Kevin Duffy
the NULL ISINs in Security is causing so much grief? I do not get it. KD -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Joseph Krogh Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:58 PM To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [SQL] simple SQL query

Re: [SQL] simple SQL query

2008-10-29 Thread Andreas Joseph Krogh
On Wednesday 29 October 2008 18:39:42 Kevin Duffy wrote: > Hello: > > > > I have a couple of queries that are giving me headaches. > > They are actually very simple, but I do not understand why > > I am not getting the expected results. Maybe I need new glasses. > > Please be kind. > >