Re: compare 2 tables in sql

On 2008-03-19 10:56, Tena Sakai wrote:
>
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Is there a sql way to compare (in a diff/cmp sense) 2 tables? For
> example,
>
> create table foo as
> [select bla bla bla];
>
> create table moo as
> [select bla bla bla];
>
> How would I go about knowing foo and moo are identical (or not)? Any
> pointer would be appreciated.
>
> Tena
>
You could do a full outer join of "foo" and "moo" on whatever is the
common key, and then delete those rows which don't have null fields in
the either the left or right sides; the remainder would be the differences.

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