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SQL Select Records Not in Another Table

To select records from one table where a record does not exist in another, you can use either the NOT EXISTS clause or a LEFT JOIN with a NULL check. The NOT EXISTS method checks for the absence of matching records, while the LEFT JOIN includes all records from the first table and filters out those with matches in the second table. Both methods yield the same results, allowing for flexibility based on preference or performance requirements.

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SQL Select Records Not in Another Table

To select records from one table where a record does not exist in another, you can use either the NOT EXISTS clause or a LEFT JOIN with a NULL check. The NOT EXISTS method checks for the absence of matching records, while the LEFT JOIN includes all records from the first table and filters out those with matches in the second table. Both methods yield the same results, allowing for flexibility based on preference or performance requirements.

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sql server select from a table where a record does not exists in other table

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To select records from a table where a record does not exist in another table, you can use either the
NOT EXISTS or the LEFT JOIN with a NULL check. Here's how you can do it:

Using NOT EXISTS

sql

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SELECT t1.*

FROM Table1 t1

WHERE NOT EXISTS (

SELECT 1

FROM Table2 t2

WHERE [Link] = [Link]

);

Using LEFT JOIN

sql

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SELECT t1.*

FROM Table1 t1

LEFT JOIN Table2 t2

ON [Link] = [Link]

WHERE [Link] IS NULL;

Explanation:

1. NOT EXISTS:

o It checks for the absence of a matching record in Table2.

o If no match is found, the record from Table1 is included in the result.

2. LEFT JOIN:

o A LEFT JOIN includes all records from Table1 and matches them with Table2.
o If there’s no match in Table2, the columns from Table2 will be NULL.

o The WHERE [Link] IS NULL ensures only the non-matching records are
selected.

Example:

Consider two tables:

 Employees with columns: EmployeeID, Name

 Tasks with columns: TaskID, EmployeeID

To find employees who don't have tasks assigned:

sql

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-- Using NOT EXISTS

SELECT e.*

FROM Employees e

WHERE NOT EXISTS (

SELECT 1

FROM Tasks t

WHERE [Link] = [Link]

);

-- Using LEFT JOIN

SELECT e.*

FROM Employees e

LEFT JOIN Tasks t

ON [Link] = [Link]

WHERE [Link] IS NULL;

Both approaches will give the same result, but you can choose one depending on your preferences
or specific performance needs.

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