SQL Server/T-SQL Tutorial/Query/IS NOT NULL

A SELECT statement that retrieves rows without null values

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4> 5> create table Billings ( 6> BankerID INTEGER, 7> BillingNumber INTEGER, 8> BillingDate datetime, 9> BillingTotal INTEGER, 10> TermsID INTEGER, 11> BillingDueDate datetime , 12> PaymentTotal INTEGER, 13> CreditTotal INTEGER 14> 15> ); 16> GO 1> 2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321); 3> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321); 2> GO (1 rows affected) 1> 2> 3> SELECT * 4> FROM Billings 5> WHERE BillingTotal IS NOT NULL 6> GO BankerID BillingNumber BillingDate BillingTotal TermsID BillingDueDate PaymentTotal CreditTotal

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         1             1 2005-01-22 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-22 00:00:00.000          123         321
         2             2 2001-02-21 00:00:00.000          165           1 2002-02-22 00:00:00.000          123         321
         3             3 2003-05-02 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-12 00:00:00.000          123         321
         4             4 1999-03-12 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-18 00:00:00.000          123         321
         5             5 2000-04-23 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-17 00:00:00.000          123         321
         6             6 2001-06-14 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-18 00:00:00.000          123         321
         7             7 2002-07-15 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-19 00:00:00.000          123         321
         8             8 2003-08-16 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-20 00:00:00.000          123         321
         9             9 2004-09-17 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-21 00:00:00.000          123         321
         0             0 2005-10-18 00:00:00.000          165           1 2005-04-22 00:00:00.000          123         321

(10 rows affected) 1> 2> drop table Billings; 3> GO 1></source>