Outer Join Help!

The first query below returns 46 rows (correct result set) while the second
one
returns all of the records from app_type table. The second query is similar
(atleast thats what I'm trying to accomplish) to the first one, difference
being non-ansii statement.
Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with the second query?
Thanks.
qry1
select distinct ap.type,ap.subsystem
from app_type ap left outer join app_code ac on ap.type=ac.type
where ac.type is null
qry2
select distinct ap.type, ap.subsystem
from app_type ap , app_code ac
where ap.type*=ac.type
and ac.type is nullPlease do not post the same question independently to multiple newsgroups.
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"Arul" <Arul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The first query below returns 46 rows (correct result set) while the
second
> one
> returns all of the records from app_type table. The second query is
similar
> (atleast thats what I'm trying to accomplish) to the first one, difference
> being non-ansii statement.
> Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with the second query?
> Thanks.
> qry1
> select distinct ap.type,ap.subsystem
> from app_type ap left outer join app_code ac on ap.type=ac.type
> where ac.type is null
> qry2
> select distinct ap.type, ap.subsystem
> from app_type ap , app_code ac
> where ap.type*=ac.type
> and ac.type is null
>|||Arul,
The second query is not the equivalent of the first. It should be:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin...ment/July23.asp
AMB
"Arul" wrote:

> The first query below returns 46 rows (correct result set) while the secon
d
> one
> returns all of the records from app_type table. The second query is simil
ar
> (atleast thats what I'm trying to accomplish) to the first one, difference
> being non-ansii statement.
> Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with the second query?
> Thanks.
> qry1
> select distinct ap.type,ap.subsystem
> from app_type ap left outer join app_code ac on ap.type=ac.type
> where ac.type is null
> qry2
> select distinct ap.type, ap.subsystem
> from app_type ap , app_code ac
> where ap.type*=ac.type
> and ac.type is null
>|||>> Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with the second query? <<
It is not SQL! There is no such operator as *=. And when it was a
dialect, it never worked right anyway. Why are you using it or are you
trtying migrate old code?