RE: sql ?

I think what you need here are three files.  One file for the UPSTP values,
another for UPTYP values to be excluded, and a third for the UPSTS values to
be excluded.

You SQL statement would then look somethink like this:
Select count(*) from UPRM join UPSTPFILE on UPSTP = UPSTPFLD exception join
UPTYPEXCL on UPTYP = UPTYPFLD exception join UPSTSEXCL on UPSTS = UPSTSFLD

or, if the above does not work,
Select count(*) from UPRM join UPSTPFILE on UPSTP = UPSTPFLD where UPTYP not
in (Select UPTYPFLD from UPTYPEXCL) and UPSTS not in (Select UPSTSFLD from
UPSTSEXCL)

Hope that helps.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
The Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@roomstoreeast.com

<clip>
I have an existing sql statement that looks like this.

SELECT count(*) FROM UPRM WHERE UPSTP IN(0,9999) and UPSST NOT LIKE '#%' AND
UPTYP NOT IN ('HG', 'PC', 'PE', 'PF', 'PH', 'PI','PO', 'PR', 'PS', 'PX') AND
UPSTS NOT IN('CD', 'RT', 'SS')

I have been asked to take all the selection criteria and put it in a control
file so that if the selection values change I don't have to change the
query.
<clip>