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Michael42

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Hello All,

Would any of you have a script or technique you could share that compares two tables to ensure the data contained within them is identicle?

I would like to go a little further than a simple SELECT count(*).

Thanks,

Michael42
 
Michael,

Code:
select * from table1
minus
select * from table 2;

Then,
Code:
select * from table2
minus
select * from table1;

will detect absent and surplus records.

Regards

Tharg


Grinding away at things Oracular
 
thargtheslayer,

Thanks for posting. It is simple and very effective! :-)

Thanks,

Michael42
 
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