Simplifying "OR" and "<>" in a query

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Simplifying "OR" and "<>" in a query

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Mizi
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2 Posts

Posted - 2012-05-03 : 06:17:24

I was wondering if there is a 'cleaner' or neat way to arrange this SQL query without repeating the same statement so many times but getting the 'wanted' result?

Wanted SQL query:

select * from Jenayah_Kekerasan 
where n_balai='BP Pulau Tikus' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

OR n_balai='BP Jelutong' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

OR n_balai='BP Bandar Baru' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

OR n_balai='BP Jalan Patani' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

OR n_balai='BP Bayan Baru' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

OR n_balai='BP Bukit Mertajam' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

this is what i tried to simplified that query but didn't get the same result as 'wanted' query:

select * from Jenayah_Kekerasan 
where n_balai='BP Pulau Tikus' OR n_balai='BP Jelutong' OR n_balai='BP Bandar Baru' OR n_balai='BP Jalan Patani' OR n_balai='BP Bayan Baru' OR n_balai='BP Bukit Mertajam' 
and Jenis <> 'Cabul Kehormatan' and Jenis <> 'Merusuh' and Jenis <> 'Pemerasan' and Jenis <> 'Ugutan Jenayah' 
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

I wonder where i did wrong?
thanks in advance :)

DonAtWork
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2167 Posts

Posted - 2012-05-03 : 07:08:29

Try

 n_balai IN ('BP Bukit Mertajam' , 'BP Bayan Baru' ...) AND Jenis <> ....

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sunitabeck
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5155 Posts

Posted - 2012-05-03 : 07:09:31

You need to put a few brackets to make the precedence clear. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190276.aspx

May be this is what you want?

select * from Jenayah_Kekerasan 
where n_balai IN ('BP Pulau Tikus' , 'BP Jelutong','BP Bandar Baru')
AND Jenis NOT IN ('Cabul Kehormatan','Merusuh','Pemerasan' ,'Ugutan Jenayah')
and YEAR(T_Mula)=2012

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2012-05-03 : 08:05:39

[code]SELECT *
FROM dbo.Jenayah_Kekerasan
WHERE n_balai IN ('BP Pulau Tikus', 'BP Jelutong', 'BP Bandar Baru', 'BP Jalan Patani', 'BP Bayan Baru', 'BP Bukit Mertajam')
AND Jenis NOT IN ('Cabul Kehormatan', 'Merusuh', 'Pemerasan', 'Ugutan Jenayah')
AND T_Mula >= '20120101'
AND T_Mula < '20130101'[/code]

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Mizi
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2012-05-03 : 22:05:15

yeah putting them IN brackets works! I never thought it was possible to do it that way. thank you very much.

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