Re: [HACKERS] Subselects are in CVS...

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)topsystem(dot)de>
To: vadim(at)sable(dot)krasnoyarsk(dot)su (Vadim B(dot) Mikheev)
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org (PostgreSQL Hacker)
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Subselects are in CVS...
Date: 1998-02-13 13:53:29
Message-ID: 199802131353.OAA21354@gauss.topsystem.de
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Vadim B. Mikheev writes:
> 5. I need in advice: if subquery introduced with NOT IN doesn't return
> any tuples then qualification is failed, yes ?

Do you mean something like this:

select * from table1 where x not in (select x from table2)

table1.x: a,b

table2.x is empty

The correct answer IMO is 'a,b' in this case.

Michael

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