On 8/19/07, giuseppe.derossi@xxxxxxxx <giuseppe.derossi@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > I need to implement a filter in order to select from the first table the > second one... > it could be simple, but i'm wasting time. Please, is there anyone could help > me? > thanks in advance > Giu > > c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 > 1)133659;1;"0039";"00121";7 > 2)133664;1;"0039";"00121";12 > 3)133664;2;"0039";"00121";12 > 4)133665;2;"0039";"00121";12 > 5)135460;1;"0039";"01152"; > 6)135460;2;"0039";"01152"; > 7)135471;1;"0050";"00153";4 > 8)135471;2;"0050";"00153";4 > > > 1)133659;1;"0039";"00121";7 > 3)133664;2;"0039";"00121";12 > 4)133665;2;"0039";"00121";12 > 6)135460;2;"0039";"01152"; > 8)135471;2;"0050";"00153";4 Do you want the things in table1 that are in table2, or the things in table2 that are NOT in table2? Things in table1 that are in table2: select * from table1 join table2 on (table1.field1=table2.field1 and table1.field2=table2.field2 and ....) things in table1 that are not in table2: select * from table1 left join table2 on (table1.field1=table2.field2 and table1.field2=table2.field2 and ...) where table1.field1 IS NULL or table1.field2 IS NULL or ... replace elipses with the rest of the fields. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly