----- Original Message -----
From: "ttzhang" <ttzhang@uclink.berkeley.edu>
To: "Chad Thompson" <chad@weblinkservices.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 7:09 PM
Subject: It worked!
> I got the two table names wrong. :)
>
> This one also works:
>
> Thank you so much!
>
> >===== Original Message From "Chad Thompson" <chad@weblinkservices.com>
=====
> >I forgot that I usually link the tables in the sub select.
> >
> >select id
> >from btable b
> >where not exists
> >(select id
> >from atable a
> >where a.id = b.id)
> >
> >Hope that helps
> >Chad
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "ttzhang" <ttzhang@uclink.berkeley.edu>
> >To: <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:49 PM
> >Subject: [NOVICE] Select Statement Hang...
> >
> >
> >> I was trying to set up a foreign key for an id field but found out that
> >some
> >> of the ids are not in the referenced table. To look things up, I tried
> >>
> >> select id from btable where id not in (select id from atable)
> >>
> >> The query just hang..... My tables are pretty big (200, 000?) can
anyone
> >> help me to pinpoint the problem?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
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