Do Not Return Matching Rows

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Do Not Return Matching Rows

AndrewSQLDBA

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August 23, 2016 at 10:17 am

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Hello Everyone
I hope that you all are having a wonderful Database Day.
I ran into a rather odd kind of request.
I have added some bogus code to help visualize what I am trying to perform
DECLARE @Cities TABLE
(
CityName varchar(25)
,StateName varchar(25)
)
INSERT INTO @Cities
SELECT 'DodgeCity', 'Kansas' UNION ALL
SELECT 'DodgeCity', 'Missouri' UNION ALL
SELECT 'DodgeCity', 'All' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Maimi', 'Florida' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Maimi', 'Ohio' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Maimi', 'Washington' UNION ALL
SELECT 'San Diego', 'Texas' UNION ALL
SELECT 'San Diego', 'California' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Austin', 'Texas' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Austin', 'Oregon' UNION ALL
SELECT 'Austin', 'All'
SELECT * FROM @Cities
This is pretty simple. But I want the resultset to return Only the CityNames where a Statename does not have the word "All". So the rows of "Austin" and "DodgeCity" would NOTbe in the resultset.
This is what I want the resultset to be:
CityNameStateName
Maimi Florida
Maimi Ohio
Maimi Washington
San DiegoTexas
San DiegoCalifornia
I have tried what I know, but I am missing something, and I feel it is something simple.
Thank You in advance for your assistance, time and examples
Andrew SQLDBA

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

SELECT CityName FROM @Cities where CityName NOT IN (SELECT CityName from @Cities WHERE StateNAme = 'ALL');

Edit: And make sure that CityName is not nullable column.

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 246988 More actions · Answer 2

SELECT *

FROM @Cities c1

WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT c2.CityName

FROM @Cities c2

WHERE c2.StateName = 'All'

AND c2.CityName = c1.CityName );

The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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AndrewSQLDBA SSC-Insane Points: 21827 More actions · Answer 3

Thank You both for the very fast response and the examples.

I greatly appreciate it.

Andrew SQLDBA

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 4

Pssst... "MIAMI"

Also, I'm missing something.

Why not just select where [Statename] <> 'ALL' ?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 5

The Dixie Flatline (8/23/2016)
Pssst... "MIAMI"
Also, I'm missing something.
Why not just select where [Statename] <> 'ALL' ?

Because he wants the cities where there's no row for that city with the StateName ALL. A <>'ALL' will return Austin and DodgeCity, which shouldn't be returned.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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shirolkar.anand Valued Member Points: 59 More actions · Answer 6

you can use the following code to get the desired O/P-

SELECT CityName,StateName FROM @Cities where CityName NOT IN (SELECT distinct CityName from @Cities WHERE StateNAme = 'ALL')

Thanks,

Anand

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

shirolkar.anand (8/24/2016)
you can use the following code to get the desired O/P-
SELECT CityName,StateName FROM @Cities where CityName NOT IN (SELECT distinct CityName from @Cities WHERE StateNAme = 'ALL')

Which, other than the completely unnecessary DISTINCT, is the exact answer I already posted, including capitalisation mistakes.

Gail Shaw
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 8

Thanks, Gail. Evidently my thought processes were shutting down last night from caffeine deprivation.

I am reminded of a very old song by a brilliant comedian named Tom Lehr, which you might enjoy

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ScottPletcher SSC Guru Points: 101126 More actions · Answer 9

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