Re: self join - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Jasen Betts
Subject Re: self join
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Msg-id iqne7u$ssa$2@reversiblemaps.ath.cx
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In response to self join  (Seb <spluque@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: self join  (Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com>)
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On 2011-05-14, Seb <spluque@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This probably reflects my confusion with how self joins work.
>
> Suppose we have this table:

> If I want to get a table with records where none of the values in column
> b are found in column a, I thought this should do it:

use the "NOT IN" operator with a subquery to retch the disallowed
values.

select * from tmp where a NOT IN (select b from tmp);

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