One result set 'minus' another result set : Minus « Result Set « Oracle PL / SQL

Oracle PL / SQL
1. Aggregate Functions
2. Analytical Functions
3. Char Functions
4. Constraints
5. Conversion Functions
6. Cursor
7. Data Type
8. Date Timezone
9. Hierarchical Query
10. Index
11. Insert Delete Update
12. Large Objects
13. Numeric Math Functions
14. Object Oriented Database
15. PL SQL
16. Regular Expressions
17. Report Column Page
18. Result Set
19. Select Query
20. Sequence
21. SQL Plus
22. Stored Procedure Function
23. Subquery
24. System Packages
25. System Tables Views
26. Table
27. Table Joins
28. Trigger
29. User Previliege
30. View
31. XML
Java
Java Tutorial
Java Source Code / Java Documentation
Java Open Source
Jar File Download
Java Articles
Java Products
Java by API
Photoshop Tutorials
Maya Tutorials
Flash Tutorials
3ds-Max Tutorials
Illustrator Tutorials
GIMP Tutorials
C# / C Sharp
C# / CSharp Tutorial
C# / CSharp Open Source
ASP.Net
ASP.NET Tutorial
JavaScript DHTML
JavaScript Tutorial
JavaScript Reference
HTML / CSS
HTML CSS Reference
C / ANSI-C
C Tutorial
C++
C++ Tutorial
Ruby
PHP
Python
Python Tutorial
Python Open Source
SQL Server / T-SQL
SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial
Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial
PostgreSQL
SQL / MySQL
MySQL Tutorial
VB.Net
VB.Net Tutorial
Flash / Flex / ActionScript
VBA / Excel / Access / Word
XML
XML Tutorial
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Tutorial
Microsoft Office Word 2007 Tutorial
Oracle PL / SQL » Result Set » Minus 
One result set 'minus' another result set
  


SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ('01','Jason',    'Martin',  to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56'Toronto',  'Programmer')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('02','Alison',   'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('03','James',    'Smith',   to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('04','Celia',    'Rice',    to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78'Vancouver','Manager')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('05','Robert',   'Black',   to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('06','Linda',    'Green',   to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York',  'Tester')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('07','David',    'Larry',   to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York',  'Manager')
  3  /

row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('08','James',    'Cat',     to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
  3  /

row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select from Employee
  2  /

ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE                                SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------------------------------ ---------- ---------------
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06                  1234.56000000000000 Toronto    Programmer
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86                  6661.78000000000000 Vancouver  Tester
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90                  6544.78000000000000 Vancouver  Tester
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99                  2344.78000000000000 Vancouver  Manager
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98                  2334.78000000000000 Vancouver  Tester
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96                  4322.78000000000000 New York   Tester
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98                  7897.78000000000000 New York   Manager
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02                  1232.78000000000000 Vancouver  Tester

rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- One result set 'minus' another result set
SQL> select id, last_name
  2        from Employee
  3      minus
  4      select id, last_name
  5        from Employee
  6       where last_name like 'B%'
  7          or last_name like 'C%';

ID   LAST_NAME
---- ----------
01   Martin
02   Mathews
03   Smith
04   Rice
06   Green
07   Larry

rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>
           
         
    
  
Related examples in the same category
1. MINUS: returns all those records from the first query, but not the second
2. minus with like operator
3. An MINUS query that uses an ORDER BY clause
4. Use COUNT to count the rows from a subquery with set operator
5. Minus id column
6. Understanding Intersections and Differences
7. All locations, where courses are offering, have no departments
www.java2java.com | Contact Us
Copyright 2009 - 12 Demo Source and Support. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.