>>What's the best way to get items from a second table that do NOT match records from the first one using a query? This is obviously useful when calculating differences in tables. Most people still say that needs to be coded, what's your thought on this?
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>>TIA
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>>Gil
>Gil,
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>SELECT * FROM TableB WHERE TableB.PK NOT IN(SELECT PK FROM TableA) ...
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Hi, Jim. Will following Select-SQL statement faster??

SELECT TABLEB.* FROM TABLEB LEFT OUTER JOIN TABLEA ;
  ON TABLEB.PK = TABLEA.PK ;
  WHERE TABLEB.PK != TABLEA.PK

OR

SELECT TABLEB.* FROM TABLEB LEFT OUTER JOIN TABLEA ;
  ON TABLEB.PK = TABLEA.PK ;
  WHERE TABLEA.PK = ""

It may be a new thread on comparing in using VFP Join VS SubQuery on Speed!
because outer join really time consuming.

p.s. Just a discussion only.