INTERSECT 2

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INTERSECT 2

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June 18, 2012 at 8:55 pm

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vk-kirov SSCertifiable Points: 7686 More actions · Answer 1

Thanks for the question.

There is one thing not mentioned in the explanation, but very important to keep in mind: the INTERSECT statement and the SELECT #4 do not always return the same results. If both tables #A and #B contain NULL values, the INTERSECT statement will return a NULL value in the result set, while the SELECT #4 won't.

This behavior is documented in Books Online (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188055.aspx)

EXCEPT and INTERSECT (Transact-SQL)
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When you compare rows for determining distinct values, two NULL values are considered equal.

Vera-428803 SSCrazy Points: 2439 More actions · Answer 2

there is no GO after creation of table #B. In my opinion the select statements will fail with an error.

I didn't try it out but that's what I suspect.

Vera

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 3

Nice question, thanks. And thanks to vk-kirov for the remark.

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 4

Vera-428803 (6/19/2012)
there is no GO after creation of table #B. In my opinion the select statements will fail with an error.
I didn't try it out but that's what I suspect.
Vera

I think the statements will run just fine.

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Richard Warr SSCertifiable Points: 6966 More actions · Answer 5

All looked good to me - thanks for the question!

Any ideas on the performance differences between the INTERSECT and INNER JOIN methods?

marlon.seton SSCrazy Points: 2623 More actions · Answer 6

Richard Warr (6/19/2012)
All looked good to me - thanks for the question!
Any ideas on the performance differences between the INTERSECT and INNER JOIN methods?

I suspect the explain plans and performance will be identical.

Andre Guerreiro SSCertifiable Points: 7319 More actions · Answer 7

Great back-to-basics question and I got it wrong because I wasn't paying enough attention. Err...

I think there is a copy and paste mistake in SELECT #2 and SELECT #3 as both are the same code. I guess you meant one LEFT JOIN with the DISTINCT and the other without it, right?

BTW, thank you for the link with the article.

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Mighty SSCrazy Eights Points: 9063 More actions · Answer 8

I might overlook something, but aren't option 2 and 3 the same?

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Mighty (6/19/2012)
I might overlook something, but aren't option 2 and 3 the same?

Nope, they are the same. The idea was probably that one of the two didn't have the DISTINCT clause.

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Thomas Abraham SSChampion Points: 10761 More actions · Answer 10

Appreciate the question. Had to think for a minute, as I almost never use OUTER joins.

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Mike Is Here Hall of Fame Points: 3348 More actions · Answer 11

it really helped that #2 and #3 are exactly the same, then i knew about the distinct so by process of elimination.... 1 pt.

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no riots?

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Thomas Abraham (6/19/2012)
Appreciate the question. Had to think for a minute, as I almost never use OUTER joins.
A totally unrelated aside: Back from vacation. Missed the QotD. Didn't miss work.
Spent 17 days in Greece. PLEASE consider a vacation there this year. The place is almost devoid of tourists, and for no good reason. In spite of their troubles, the Greeks were as gracious, warm, and hospitable as ever.
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no riots?