• SELECT invoice_id

    FROM <YOURTABLE>

    WHERE LEFT(invoice_id, 6) NOT IN

    (

    SELECT DISTINCT LEFT(invoice_id, 6)

    FROM <YOURTABLE>

    WHERE (RIGHT(invoice_id, 4) = '0001')

    )

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