SQL query: finding a space in the primary key

Question

How to write a single select statement that does the following:

I have an integer column in my table and I want to find the minimum available (unused) value in this column, where the value is less than 1000, and also where the value does not exist in TableB Column1

thank

Answer 1

Like LukeH, but he does what you asked:

SELECT MIN(a.your_column) - 1 AS answer
FROM your_table AS a
LEFT JOIN your_table AS a2
        ON a2.your_column = a.your_column - 1
LEFT JOIN tableB AS b
        ON a.your_column = b.column1
WHERE a.your_column < 1000
    AND b.column1 IS NULL
    AND a2.your_column IS NULL

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Edit:

UNION
SELECT MIN(a.your_column) + 1 AS answer
FROM your_table AS a
LEFT JOIN your_table AS a2
        ON a2.your_column = a.your_column + 1
LEFT JOIN tableB AS b
        ON a.your_column = b.column1
WHERE a.your_column < 1000
    AND b.column1 IS NULL
    AND a2.your_column IS NULL

And select the minimum number of two values.

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Answer 2

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CREATE TABLE #TableA (Value INT)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (1)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (2)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (3)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (5)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (6)
INSERT #TableA (Value) VALUES (8)

CREATE TABLE #TableB (Value INT)
INSERT #TableB (Value) VALUES (4)

SELECT    MIN(A1.Value) + 1
FROM      #TableA A1
LEFT JOIN #TableA A2 ON A2.Value = A1.Value + 1
LEFT JOIN #TableB B1 ON B1.Value = A1.Value + 1
WHERE     A2.Value IS NULL
AND       B1.Value IS NULL
AND       A1.Value < 1000

DROP TABLE #TableA
DROP TABLE #TableB