Using "not in" in where clause yields unexpected results

I'm running against a 10gR2 database, recently upgraded from 9i. I'm running queries in a 3rd party tool (not SQL Plus).
I confirmed the behavior with the following query. The query returns no rows, although I’d expect it to return the 2. So “NOT IN” is behaving like “!=”, where you can't ask if a value != null.
select a
from (select 1 a from dual
union
select 2 from dual
union
select 3 from dual)
where a not in
(select 1 from dual
union
select null from dual
union
select 3 from dual)
The following query, which simply eliminates the NULL row, returns the “2” as expected.
select a
from (select 1 a from dual
union
select 2 from dual
union
select 3 from dual)
where a not in
(select 1 from dual
union
select 3 from dual)
I hadn't seen this behavior before. We recently migrated from 9i to 10g, so I'm wondering - is this new to 10g or is it that I simply haven't seen it before? I don't often use "NOT IN".
Is it expected behavior?

Hi,
It's expected, if not intuitive, at least if you're not used to SQL's 3-value logic. All Oracle versions act the same in this matter.
See [this thread|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=3584729&#3584729] for an explanation.

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INTO cust_catalog VALUES (9, 'John',   'Henson', 'London',   56)
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('DATASTORE      your_datastore
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    LEXER          cust_lexer
    WORDLIST       cust_wildcard_pref')
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COLUMN surname   FORMAT A10
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2 /
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SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE TABLE cust_catalog
2    (id        NUMBER   (16),
3      firstname VARCHAR2 (80),
4      surname    VARCHAR2 (80),
5      birth        VARCHAR2 (25),
6      age        NUMERIC)
7 /
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SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> INSERT ALL
2    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (1, 'John',   'Smith',   'Glasgow', 52)
3    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (2, 'Emaily', 'Johnson', 'Aberdeen', 55)
4    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (3, 'David', 'Miles',   'Leeds',    53)
5    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (4, 'Keive', 'Johnny', 'London',   45)
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11    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (10, 'John',   'Mil',       'London',   58)
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13    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (12, 'Jen',    'Smith',   'Glasgow', 60)
14    INTO cust_catalog VALUES (13, 'Chris', 'Smith',   'Glasgow', 59)
15 SELECT * FROM DUAL
16 /
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SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> EXEC CTX_DDL.ADD_FIELD_SECTION ('your_sec', 'firstname', 'firstname', TRUE)
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SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> EXEC CTX_DDL.ADD_FIELD_SECTION ('your_sec', 'surname', 'surname', TRUE)
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> EXEC CTX_DDL.ADD_FIELD_SECTION ('your_sec', 'birth', 'birth', TRUE)
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> CREATE INDEX context_idx
2 ON cust_catalog (firstname)
3 INDEXTYPE IS CTXSYS.CONTEXT
4 FILTER BY age
5 PARAMETERS
6    ('DATASTORE     your_datastore
7       SECTION GROUP     your_sec
8       LEXER          cust_lexer
9       WORDLIST     cust_wildcard_pref')
10 /
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SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> COLUMN firstname FORMAT A10
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> COLUMN surname   FORMAT A10
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> COLUMN birth        FORMAT A10
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> SET AUTOTRACE ON EXPLAIN
SCOTT@orcl_11gR2> SELECT * FROM cust_catalog
2 WHERE CONTAINS
3            (firstname,
4             '(John WITHIN firstname)
5            AND (Glasgow WITHIN birth)
6            AND (SDATA (age BETWEEN 40 AND 70))') > 0
7 /
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1 row selected.
Execution Plan
Plan hash value: 495863752
| Id | Operation                   | Name         | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT            |              |     1 |   136 |     4   (0)| 00:00:01 |
|   1 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| CUST_CATALOG |     1 |   136 |     4   (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 2 |   DOMAIN INDEX              | CONTEXT_IDX |       |       |     4   (0)| 00:00:01 |
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Note
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 sum("GDWH05"."DM15K_RIS_FAKTEN_PRO_BTT_JHR"."RIS_VOLLBESCH") as Vollbesch
from "GDWH05"
where
 "DM15D_BETRIEBSTEIL"."SUVA_NR_FORM" in ('122-4.4')
 fetch first 65001 rows ONLY
>
Everything is fine when I click OK, the script goes back to the metadata.
Let's try this script with bind values in ORACLE SQL Developer.
This SQL is the physical part, found in the OBIEE-Log (Log level 5), except the bind values. Therefore we find, in the where clause, the join. In the logical sql, we don't have to join, because it's handled in the Common Enterprise Information Model (CEIM)
>
with
sawith0 as
select
sum(t39617.ris_vollbesch) as c1
from
dm15d_betriebsteil t39455,
dm15k_ris_fakten_pro_btt_jhr t39617
where
t39455.id_betriebsteil = t39617.id_betriebsteil
and t39455.suva_nr_form = '122-4.4'
select
d1.c1 as c1,
d1.c2 as c2,
d1.c3 as c3
from
select
:pv_some_text as c1,
:pv_some_text as c2,
sum(d1.c1) as c3
from
sawith0 d1
d1
where
rownum <= 65001
>
This SQL works fine, even with bind values for 'pv_some_text'.
But, when using the following SQL in the BIP Data Model:
>
select
 :pv_Text as Betr_Teil,
 :pv_Text as Suva_Nr,
 sum("GDWH05"."DM15K_RIS_FAKTEN_PRO_BTT_JHR"."RIS_VOLLBESCH") as Vollbesch
from "GDWH05"
where
 "DM15D_BETRIEBSTEIL"."SUVA_NR_FORM" in ('122-4.4')
 fetch first 65001 rows ONLY
>
The following ERROR occurs:
java.io.IOException: prepare query failed[nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 46008] Internal error: File server\Query\Optimizer\ServiceInterfaceMgr\Utility\Src\SQOIUTypeVisitor.cpp, line 643.
In my opinion, either I use a wrong syntax, or BIP has a problem with parsing the script.
Thank you for your most welcome help.

Using regexp_instr in a where clause - invalid relational operator

Whey I try to run this query in TOAD I get an ORA-00920: invalid relational operator error. It's part of a 10g stored procedure. When I highlight it and run it it prompts me for the missing values and then the error pops up. The AND in line 4 is highlighted.
select CRIME_CLASSIFICATION_ID, crime_type, nvl(count(CRIME_CLASSIFICATION_ID),0) as CRIMECNT
From vaps.vw_offenses
    where regexp_instr(valoc,to_char(location_id))
        AND ( fromdate is null or
         offense_date between to_date(fromdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy') AND to_date(todate,'mm/dd/yyyy')
group by crime_classification_id, crime_type

Hi,
Review what REGEXP_INSTR does: it returns a NUMBER.
Your WHERE clause couldn't make any sense if you used any other kind of NUMBER expression in that place, e.g. a NUMBER literal such as 12:
select CRIME_CLASSIFICATION_ID, crime_type, nvl(count(CRIME_CLASSIFICATION_ID),0) as CRIMECNT
From vaps.vw_offenses
    where 12     -- This is obviously wrong
        AND ( fromdate is null or
         offense_date between to_date(fromdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy') AND to_date(todate,'mm/dd/yyyy')
group by crime_classification_id, crime_type
It's not going to work any better with a function (like REGEXP_INSTR) that returns a NUMBER.
How can you fix it? That depends on what you want to do. Why are you calling REGEXP_INSTR? What is that condition checking?
Whenever you have a problem, please post a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements, relevant columns only) from all tables involved, so that the people who want to help you can re-create the problem and test their ideas.
Also post the results you want from that data, and an explanation of how you get those results from that data, with specific examples.
Always say which version of Oracle you're using (for example, 11.2.0.2.0).
See the forum FAQ: https://forums.oracle.com/message/9362002

Using :case when in where clause

Hello,
I need some help with using of case statement in a where clause
Table that contains info about employees taking some coursework:
Class (values could be SAP, ORACLE, JAVA)
Code (if Class is SAP then CODE is not null; if class is any other CODE is NULL)
Start Date (date they began class not null)
End Date (date then ended the class - could be null)
Employee Level(numbers from one through five)
I need a single LOV in forms that should show Employee_Level for input class,code,date.
How to do this?
I started off with this but get 'missing statement error'
select distinct employee_level from e_course
 where (
 case when &class='SAP' then code ='1' and start_date > to_date('20000101','YYYYMMDD') and
 end_date < to_date('20000101','YYYYMMDD')
 else
 null
 end) order by employee_level;Thanks

Hi,
user469956 wrote:
But all these examples have only one condition for each case.Depending on how you count, all WHERE clauses have only one condition.
I see an example in that thread that has 6 atomic conditions, linked by AND and OR.
I need to check date & code. This is what is causing the error.Why do you want to use a CASE statement?
Why can't you put all your conditions directly iinto a WHERE clause, soemthing like this:
WHERE ( &class='SAP'
 AND code ='1'
OR ( start_date > to_date('20000101','YYYYMMDD')
 AND end_date < to_date('20000101','YYYYMMDD')
 )I said "something like this" because I don't know what you really want to do.

DECODE is not working in WHERE clause when subquery returns more rows

Hi Gurus,
I want to write a query on CCENTERS table(Script given below) and expect the following result:
1. When I pass a value of 0 for ID, It returns all the rows given in the table.
2. When I pass a value other than 0, It returns the row for the given value as well as all its child records.
CCENTER has parent-child relationship in ID and BASE column. I am using a query with DECODE function. but DECODE function in WHERE clause is not capable of handling sub-query with multiple rows.
VARIABLE ParaCCenter NUMBER
BEGIN
:paraccenter:=0;
END;
CREATE TABLE ccenters
(id NUMBER,
name VARCHAR2(20),
base number);
INSERT INTO ccenters VALUES(1,'NUST',null);
INSERT INTO ccenters VALUES(2,'SEECS',1);
INSERT INTO ccenters VALUES(3,'NBS',1);
commit;
SELECT * FROM ccenters
WHERE id IN DECODE(:ParaCCenter, 0, id,
(SELECT id FROM ccenters
START WITH base=:ParaCCenter
CONNECT BY PRIOR id = base
UNION
SELECT :ParaCCenter FROM dual
BEGIN
:paraCCenter:=1;
END;
SELECT * FROM ccenters
WHERE id IN DECODE(:ParaCCenter, 0, id,
(SELECT id FROM ccenters
START WITH base=:ParaCCenter
CONNECT BY PRIOR id = base
UNION
SELECT :ParaCCenter FROM dual))
The result is
(SELECT id FROM ccenters
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-01427: single-row subquery returns more than one row
How this query can be rewritten for the given functionality. Any response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks

And if you want to use DECODE:
SQL> BEGIN
2 :paraccenter:=0;
3 END;
4 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select *
2    from ccenters
3    where :paraccenter = decode(:paraccenter,0,0,id)
4 /
        ID NAME                       BASE
         1 NUST
         2 SEECS                         1
         3 NBS                           1
SQL> BEGIN
2 :paraccenter:=2;
3 END;
4 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select *
2    from ccenters
3    where :paraccenter = decode(:paraccenter,0,0,id)
4 /
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         2 SEECS                         1
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