CREATE TABLE tx1 (c1 int, c2 varchar(30));
CREATE TABLE tx2 (c1 int, c2 varchar(30));
CREATE TABLE tx3 (c1 int, c2 varchar(30));
INSERT INTO tx1 VALUES (1, 'jim');
INSERT INTO tx1 VALUES (2, 'menny');
INSERT INTO tx1 VALUES (3, 'linda');
INSERT INTO tx2 VALUES (1, 'jim');
INSERT INTO tx2 VALUES (2, 'kris');
INSERT INTO tx2 VALUES (3, 'shory');
INSERT INTO tx3 VALUES (1, 'jim');
INSERT INTO tx3 VALUES (2, 'kris');
INSERT INTO tx3 VALUES (3, 'linda');
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# test when sql_mode is not oracle
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SELECT c2 FROM tx1 EXCEPT SELECT c2 from tx2;
c2
menny
linda
SELECT c2 FROM tx1 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx2;
ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'SELECT c2 from tx2' at line 1
create table MINUS (a int);
drop table MINUS;
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# test when sql_mode is oracle
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SET sql_mode=ORACLE;
SELECT c2 FROM tx1 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx2;
c2
menny
linda
SELECT c2 FROM tx1 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx2 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx3;
c2
menny
SELECT c2 FROM tx1 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx2 EXCEPT SELECT c2 from tx3;
c2
menny
SELECT c2 FROM tx1 MINUS SELECT c2 from tx2 UNION SELECT c2 from tx3;
c2
jim
menny
linda
kris
create table MINUS (a int);
ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'MINUS (a int)' at line 1
DROP TABLE tx1;
DROP TABLE tx2;
DROP TABLE tx3;