Mar 29, 2011 · Is there a way to SELECT all columns in a table, except specific ones? IT would be very convenient for selecting all the non-blob or non-geometric columns from a table. Something like: …

Oct 30, 2018 · I am using the EXCEPT Operator to compare data between two tables (as part of a final import I want to compare "today's data" with "yesterday's data" and only finally import new and …

Nov 11, 2022 · Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" and "Latin1_General_BIN2" in the EXCEPT operation. The thing is that both the database and server …

Nov 26, 2014 · The EXCEPT operator was introduced in SQL Server 2005 but what is the difference between NOT IN and EXCEPT ? Does it do the same? I would like a simple explanation with an …

11 What is the internal algorithm of how the Except operator works under the covers in SQL Server? I wouldn't say that there's a special internal algorithm for EXCEPT. For A EXCEPT B, the engine takes …

Jun 6, 2020 · Another pain is the lack of DRY in SQL in general - and the difficulty of implementing a DRY database in SQL Server (e.g. there's no support for Deferred Constraints or Table Inheritance …

Aug 28, 2017 · MINUS is a name for the "set difference" operator that is used only by Oracle. SQL Server uses the (standard) name, EXCEPT, for this operator. Replacing the MINUS with EXCEPT …

Dec 16, 2011 · The script he included is a great approach for including (and table_name in) or excluding (and table_name NOT in) a list of tables. If you just need to exclude one or two tables, you can …

See Martin Smith's answer for information about the current status of EXCEPT in a recursive CTE. To explain what you were seeing, and why: I'm using a table variable here, to make the distinction …

Jan 7, 2021 · 2 If you only need the name of the student you could also use EXCEPT. SELECT [Name] FROM dbo.Students a EXCEPT select [Name] from dbo.Students where Grade != 'NA'; Otherwise …