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Best practice: EXISTS vs COL_NAME in
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Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
SQL syntax
Environment versions
SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01464472
Message ID:
01464473
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60
>Hi,
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>What is a better practice and more efficient when using a derived table in a SQL Select:
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>select Table1.* T1 where exists (select * from Table2 T2 where T1.pk_fld = T2.pk_fld and T2.fld2 = '123')
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>vs
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>select Table1.* T1 where T1.pk_fld in (select pk_fld from Table2 T2 where T1.pk_fld = T2.pk_fld and T2.fld2 = '123')
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>TIA

I prefer:
select Table1.*
FROM Table1
INNER JOIN Table2 ON Table1.pk_fld = Table2.pk_fld and Table1.fld2 = '123'
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.
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