Why avoid a JOIN? JOINS are very essential in many comparisons.
What are you comparing? Do you want to detemine if
1) the primary key of table1 exists in table2?
2) entire records are duplcated in the tables?
3) some of the column values are the same (or different) for the same primary key?
There are many different comaprisons that can be performed. Terry L. Broadbent FAQ183-874 contains tips for posting questions in these forums.
NOTE: Reference to the FAQ is not directed at any individual.
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