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34>
35> -- INTERSECT: find all employee numbers that belong to the result set of the first query as well as of the second query.
36> CREATE TABLE employee  (emp_no    INTEGER NOT NULL,
37>                         emp_fname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
38>                         emp_lname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
39>                         dept_no   CHAR(4) NULL)
40>
41> insert into employee values(1,  'Matthew', 'Smith',    'd3')
42> insert into employee values(2,  'Ann',     'Jones',    'd3')
43> insert into employee values(3,  'John',    'Barrimore','d1')
44> insert into employee values(4,  'James',   'James',    'd2')
45> insert into employee values(5,  'Elsa',    'Bertoni',  'd2')
46> insert into employee values(6,  'Elke',    'Hansel',   'd2')
47> insert into employee values(7,  'Sybill',  'Moser',    'd1')
48>
49> select * from employee
50> GO

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          1 Matthew              Smith                d3
          2 Ann                  Jones                d3
          3 John                 Barrimore            d1
          4 James                James                d2
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          6 Elke                 Hansel               d2
          7 Sybill               Moser                d1

(7 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> CREATE TABLE department(dept_no   CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
4>                         dept_name CHAR(25) NOT NULL,
5>                         location  CHAR(30) NULL)
6>
7> insert into department values ('d1', 'developer',   'Dallas')
8> insert into department values ('d2', 'tester',      'Seattle')
9> insert into department values ('d3', 'marketing',  'Dallas')
10>
11> GO

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT DISTINCT emp_fname FROM employee
3> EXCEPT
4> SELECT location FROM department
5> GO
emp_fname
------------------------------
Ann
Elke
Elsa
James
John
Matthew
Sybill

(7 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> drop table department
4> GO
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