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what can I use in SQL 2000 for "Not in" command that works only in SQL2005

I cannot run this script in the SQL server 2000. The not in does not exist in SQL2000. What statement can I run instead. i need to retrieve records only from tblemp table that do not exists in ActiveDirectoryAllUsers table.
can you please write the example for me ( I am not a programmer)

I have the following error when I run this statment "Msg 116, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Only one expression can be specified in the select list when the subquery is not introduced with EXISTS."

Thank you.

select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI 
from tblemp
where emp_no not in
(select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI 
from tblemp as e, ActiveDirectoryAllUsers as a
where e.emp_no = a.employeeID 
)

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chapmandew

select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI
from tblemp
where emp_no not in
(select emp_no
from tblemp as e, ActiveDirectoryAllUsers as a
where e.emp_no = a.employeeID
)

Patrick Matthews

Try:

select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI
from tblemp
where emp_no not in
(select emp_no
from tblemp as e, ActiveDirectoryAllUsers as a
where e.emp_no = a.employeeID
)

or:

select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI
from tblemp
where not exists
(select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI
from tblemp as e, ActiveDirectoryAllUsers as a
where e.emp_no = a.employeeID
)

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chapmandew

:)

slight chnage on the exists() one:

select emp_no, emp_Fname, emp_Lname, emp_MI
from tblemp t
where not exists
(select emp_no
from tblemp as e, ActiveDirectoryAllUsers as a
where e.emp_no = a.employeeID and t.emp_no = e.emp_no --need this part.
)

what can I use in SQL 2000 for &quot;Not in&quot; command that works only in SQL2005

what can I use in SQL 2000 for "Not in" command that works only in SQL2005