On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:00:32 +0800, JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > update SUBSCRIPTIONTABLE set ACTIVEFLAG='Y' where mobile_num in > (select > mobile_num from LOADED_MOBILE_NUMBERS)
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