Correct way to select records WHERE X ≠ Y

I'm just starting to learn to create dynamic pages and forms
and everything has been going very well until now. I'm SURE there
must be a very simple solution to this because it seems so basic,
but I have tried everything I can think of and now I'm stuck.
My table "VENUES" has a column named "ignoreVenue" setup as
VARCHAR (6), Null (Yes) Default (NULL). I have a corresponding
checkbox in my form named "ignoreVenue" with "ignore" as its
checked value.
I want to create a recordset that only selects records where
the "ignoreVenue" field is NOT checked. Here is the SQL query I
tried that seems the most logical to me:
SELECT *
FROM VENUES
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue != 'ignore'
ORDER BY VENUES.venueName
When I test this with the TEST button in the Wizard dialog or
in the finished menu on my testing server, there are no records
listed when, in fact, all but one record should be listed because
only one of them has "ignore" in the "ignoreVenue" column.
So here are some variations I tried for 3rd line only, none
of which worked either:
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue = ''
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue = null
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue = NULL
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue = 'NULL'
If someone can verify for me that one of these should work
and which one it is, then will try rebuilding the page once more
from scratch. But it's a very complex page so I'd prefer not to go
through all that if I'm on the wrong track to begin with.
I hope someone has a (simple ;o) answer for me!
Vera

veramilomilo wrote:
> My table "VENUES" has a column named "ignoreVenue" setup
as VARCHAR (6), Null
> (Yes) Default (NULL). I have a corresponding checkbox in
my form named
> "ignoreVenue" with "ignore" as its checked value.
You don't say which database you're using, but since your
column is
VARCHAR, I assume it's MySQL.
> I want to create a recordset that only selects records
where the "ignoreVenue"
> field is NOT checked.
Given the description of the column definition, if the field
is not
checked, its value will be null.
Here is the SQL query I tried that seems the most
> logical to me:
>
>
SELECT *
> FROM VENUES
> WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue != 'ignore'
> ORDER BY VENUES.venueName
SELECT *
FROM VENUES
WHERE VENUES.ignoreVenue IS NULL
ORDER BY VENUES.venueName
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