Using EXISTS with a Correlated Subquery
SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL, 2 ENAME VARCHAR2(10), 3 JOB VARCHAR2(9), 4 MGR NUMBER(4), 5 HIREDATE DATE, 6 SAL NUMBER(7, 2), 7 COMM NUMBER(7, 2), 8 DEPTNO NUMBER(2)); Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, 'SMITH', 'CLERK', 7902, TO_DATE('17-DEC-1980', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, 'ALLEN', 'SALESMAN', 7698, TO_DATE('20-FEB-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, 'WARD', 'SALESMAN', 7698, TO_DATE('22-FEB-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, 'JONES', 'MANAGER', 7839, TO_DATE('2-APR-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, 'MARTIN', 'SALESMAN', 7698,TO_DATE('28-SEP-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, 'BLAKE', 'MANAGER', 7839,TO_DATE('1-MAY-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, 'CLARK', 'MANAGER', 7839,TO_DATE('9-JUN-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, 'SCOTT', 'ANALYST', 7566,TO_DATE('09-DEC-1982', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, 'KING', 'PRESIDENT', NULL,TO_DATE('17-NOV-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, 'TURNER', 'SALESMAN', 7698,TO_DATE('8-SEP-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, 'ADAMS', 'CLERK', 7788,TO_DATE('12-JAN-1983', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, 'JAMES', 'CLERK', 7698,TO_DATE('3-DEC-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, 'FORD', 'ANALYST', 7566,TO_DATE('3-DEC-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, 'MILLER', 'CLERK', 7782,TO_DATE('23-JAN-1982', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from emp; EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 1980-DEC-17 800 20 7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 1981-FEB-20 1600 300 30 7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 1981-FEB-22 1250 500 30 7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 1981-APR-02 2975 20 7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 1981-SEP-28 1250 1400 30 7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 1981-MAY-01 2850 30 7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 1981-JUN-09 2450 10 7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 1982-DEC-09 3000 20 7839 KING PRESIDENT 1981-NOV-17 5000 10 7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 1981-SEP-08 1500 0 30 7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 1983-JAN-12 1100 20 7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 1981-DEC-03 950 30 7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 1981-DEC-03 3000 20 7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 1982-JAN-23 1300 10 14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> --Using EXISTS with a Correlated Subquery SQL> SQL> SELECT empno, ename 2 FROM emp outer 3 WHERE EXISTS 4 (SELECT empno 5 FROM emp inner 6 WHERE inner.mgr = outer.empno); EMPNO ENAME ---------- ---------- 7902 FORD 7698 BLAKE 7839 KING 7566 JONES 7788 SCOTT 7782 CLARK 6 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>