I have the following query SELECT vw_mail_add.contact_id, vw_mail_add.first_name, vw_mail_add.last_name, vw_mail_add.address1, vw_mail_add.add2, vw_mail_add.add3, vw_mail_add.add4, vw_mail_add.add5, vw_mail_add.add6 FROM vw_mail_add JOIN tb_contact_role ON vw_mail_add.contact_id = tb_contact_role.contact_id WHERE tb_contact_role.type2 = 72 AND tb_contact_role.contact_id NOT IN ( SELECT contact_id FROM tb_contact_role WHERE type2 <> 72); which gives contact_id | first_name | last_name | address1 | add2 | add3 | add4 | add5 | add6 ------------+------------+-----------+----------+------+------+------ +------+------ (0 rows) (aim is to select all records which do not appear in a different category) However if I two tables from the queries and do a right join I get SELECT DISTINCT tb_client_list1.contact_id,tb_client_list2.contact_id,tb_client_list1.type2 FROM tb_client_list1 RIGHT JOIN tb_client_list2 ON tb_client_list1.contact_id=tb_client_list2.contact_id WHERE tb_client_list1.contact_id IS NULL ORDER BY tb_client_list2.contact_id; 196 rows Anyone any idea what is going wrong here? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match