Golly, > I cannot get the "not exists" clause of ANSI SQL to execute correctly. > select t.col11, t.col1... from table1 t where not exists (select 1 from > table2 where col2 = t.col1); > table1 has 40M + rows. if that matters. > > OS is FreeBSD 6.2, postgresql version 8.2.6 You'll have to post the actual query and error message. WHERE NOT EXISTS has been supported since version 7.1. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq