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EXCEPT & INTERSECT keywords EXCEPT & INTERSECT EXCEPT and INTERSECT SQL keyword reference documentation.

Returns distinct rows by comparing the results of two queries.

Syntax

Flow chart showing the syntax of EXCEPT and INTERSECT

  • EXCEPT returns distinct rows from the left input query that aren’t output by the right input query.
  • INTERSECT returns rows that are returned by both input queries.

Examples

The below examples use long_sequence(n) to generate a list of integers from 1 to n.

EXCEPT


1. long_sequence(10) EXCEPT long_sequence(5);

INTERSECT


1. long_sequence(10) INTERSECT long_sequence(5);