In Oracle Database, the MINUS operator is used to return only unique rows returned by the first query but not by the second.
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4 Ways to Find Rows that Contain Uppercase Letters in Oracle
Here are four options for returning rows that contain uppercase characters in Oracle Database.
Continue readingFix “ERROR:Â each UNION query must have the same number of columns” in PostgreSQL
When using the UNION operator in PostgreSQL, if you encounter an error that reads “ERROR: each UNION query must have the same number of columns“, it’s because there’s a mismatch in the number of columns returned by the queries on either side of the UNION operator.
This error occurs when the number of columns returned by each SELECT statement is different.
The way to fix this is to ensure that both SELECT statements return the same number of columns.
How UNION Works in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the UNION operator combines the results from multiple queries into a single result set.
2 Ways to Return Rows that Contain Only Non-Alphanumeric Characters in Oracle
Below are two methods for returning rows that only contain non-alphanumeric characters in Oracle Database.
Alphanumeric characters are alphabetic characters and numeric characters.
Continue readingHow INTERSECT Works in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the INTERSECT operator combines two queries, but returns only those rows that are returned in both queries.
7 Ways to Find Duplicate Rows in SQL Server while Ignoring any Primary Key
Here are seven options for finding duplicate rows in SQL Server, when those rows have a primary key or other unique identifier column.
In other words, the table contains two or more rows that share exactly the same values across all columns except for its unique identifier column.
Continue readingHow EXCEPT Works in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the EXCEPT operator returns rows that are returned by the left input query that aren’t returned by the right input query. This can also be referred to as the difference between two queries.
Find All Non-Numeric Values in a Column in MariaDB
If you ever encounter a character column that should be a numeric column, there’s always a possibility that it contains non-numeric data that you don’t know about.
In MariaDB, you can run a query like the following to return non-numeric data from the column.
Continue readingOracle UNION Operator Explained
In Oracle Database, the UNION operator allows us to combine the results from two queries into a single result set.