# "select \* where field1 != field2" in Elastic Query DSL?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 23, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240 "2016-04-23T20:24:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bluepuma77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@bluepuma77](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bluepuma77)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240/1 "2016-04-23T20:24:13Z")

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Sorry, too many years with SQL, can you give me a hint if this is possible in Elastic?

Thanks  
bluepuma

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**Author:** ![ddorian43](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ddorian43/32/36093_2.png) [@ddorian43](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ddorian43)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240/2 "2016-04-23T22:31:23Z")

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I don't think it is possible (i'm not 100% sure). You probably have to make a script-query (slow) or have another "field1equalto2" boolean column.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240/3 "2016-04-23T22:43:18Z")

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It is not, you cannot compare fields in the DSL.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/select-where-field1-field2-in-elastic-query-dsl/48240/4 "2017-07-05T22:56:47Z")

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