Comparing columns contents between 2 table...

any idea on the syntax for such a querie? all my attempts to compare an item # column in 2 seperate tables keep coming up an incorrect syntax...(I want to compare one column in one table with a column in another table).
Thanks in advance:rolleyes:I'm not sure on what you are asking?

SELECT a.*
FROM TBL a, TBL b
WHERE a.col = b.col

or

SELECT a.*
FROM TBL a
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT *
FROM TBL b
WHERE a.col = b.col
)

??|||sorry I did not respond to your reply:

Thanks for the info - also the first one works for me...

SELECT *
FROM tableA, tableB
WHERE tableA.a_fieldname = tableB.b_fieldname

simple really :)

Again thanks... Now if I can only get it to ignore NULL and empty cells...|||SELECT *
FROM tableA, tableB
WHERE tableA.a_fieldname = tableB.b_fieldname
AND tableB.b_fieldname is not null
and LEN (tableB.b_fieldname) <> 0

--you can also put in tableA.a_fieldname as well if you so desire
-- tell me if that sorts out your problem|||thanks works fine :)

got to get it onto my production server and run now... Thanks,