Evil Kraig F (8/22/2012)
SQL Kiwi (8/22/2012)
There is a better, and easier way to do it using NOT EXISTS and INTERSECT. I describe the technique here: http://bit.ly/EqualityComparisonThat. Is. AWESOME.
I stand humbly corrected, thanks for bringing this to the table Paul. I believe I have a query (or 10) to mark for modification once we get out of 2k5. Thanks again!
+1 that is super cool Paul!!!
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