Hi Listers, One of my colleagues has challenged me with SQL question. I can not figure out how to do this. SQL> select * from test1; COL1 COL2 ---------- ---------- 11 21 12 22 13 23 14 25 4 rows selected. SQL> select * from test2; COL3 COL4 ---------- ---------- 41 51 42 52 43 53 13 23 14 25 5 rows selected. Here is simple query. SQL> select col1 from test1 where col1 not in (select col3 from test2); COL1 ---------- 11 12 2 rows selected. I have to rewrite this query where I can't use NOT or MINUS. Can anyone help me? Thanks Mayen