EXCEPT behandler NULL værdier som matchende.
Denne forespørgsel:
WITH q (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 1
),
p (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 2
)
SELECT *
FROM q
WHERE value NOT IN
(
SELECT value
FROM p
)
returnerer et tomt rækkesæt.
Denne forespørgsel:
WITH q (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 1
),
p (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 2
)
SELECT *
FROM q
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT NULL
FROM p
WHERE p.value = q.value
)
vender tilbage
NULL
1
, og denne:
WITH q (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 1
),
p (value) AS
(
SELECT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT 2
)
SELECT *
FROM q
EXCEPT
SELECT *
FROM p
vil returnere:
1
Rekursiv reference er også tilladt i EXCEPT klausul i en rekursiv CTE , selvom den opfører sig på en mærkelig måde:den returnerer alt undtagen sidste række af et tidligere sæt, ikke alt undtagen hele det forrige sæt:
WITH q (value) AS
(
SELECT 1
UNION ALL
SELECT 2
UNION ALL
SELECT 3
),
rec (value) AS
(
SELECT value
FROM q
UNION ALL
SELECT *
FROM (
SELECT value
FROM q
EXCEPT
SELECT value
FROM rec
) q2
)
SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM rec
---
1
2
3
-- original set
1
2
-- everything except the last row of the previous set, that is 3
1
3
-- everything except the last row of the previous set, that is 2
1
2
-- everything except the last row of the previous set, that is 3, etc.
1
SQL Server udviklere må bare have glemt at forbyde det.