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Subject: Delete with an exception join
From: "Servizi Aziendali - Massimo Ceroni" <m.ceroni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:31:39 +0100
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Hi.
I need to delete records from tab1 that doesn't exist in tab2. The join between tab1 and tab2 is on 3 key fields, so that I can't use the sintax:
delete from tab1 where fld1 not in (select fld1 from tab1 exception join tab2 on ...)
Tanks for any help.

Massimo Ceroni

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Re: Delete with an exception join , Tommy . Holden
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