EXCEPT

Function

This statement is used to return the difference set of two query results.

Syntax

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select_statement EXCEPT select_statement;

Keywords

EXCEPT minus the sets. A EXCEPT B indicates to remove the records that exist in both A and B from A and return the results. The repeated records returned by EXCEPT are not removed by default. The number of columns returned by each SELECT statement must be the same. The types and names of columns do not have to be the same.

Precautions

Do not add brackets between multiple set operations, such as UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT. Otherwise, an error is reported.

Example

To remove the records that exist in both SELECT * FROM student_1 and SELECT * FROM student_2 from SELECT * FROM student_1 and return the results, run the following statement:

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SELECT * FROM student_1 EXCEPT SELECT * FROM student_2;