create table t1 (a int, b int) engine=MyISAM; create table t2 (c int, d int) engine=MyISAM; insert into t1 values (1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(2,2),(4,4),(4,4),(4,4); insert into t2 values (1,1),(1,1),(1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(3,3),(5,5); select * from t1 except select * from t2; select * from t1 except all select * from t2; select * from t1 except all select c+1,d+1 from t2; (select * from t1) except all (select * from t2); select * from ((select * from t1) except all (select * from t2)) a; select * from ((select a from t1) except all (select c from t2)) a; select * from t1 except all select * from t1 union all select * from t1 union all select * from t1 except select * from t2; select * from t1 except all select * from t1 union all select * from t1 union all select * from t1 except all select * from t2; select * from (select * from t1 except all select * from t2) q1 except all select * from (select * from t1 except all select * from t2) q2; EXPLAIN select * from t1 except all select * from t2; EXPLAIN format=json select * from t1 except all select * from t2; EXPLAIN extended (select * from t1) except all (select * from t2); EXPLAIN extended select * from ((select * from t1) except all (select * from t2)) a; --source include/analyze-format.inc ANALYZE format=json select * from ((select a,b from t1) except all (select c,d from t2)) a; --source include/analyze-format.inc ANALYZE format=json select * from ((select a from t1) except all (select c from t2)) a; select * from ((select a from t1) except all (select c from t2)) a; prepare stmt from "(select a,b from t1) except all (select c,d from t2)"; execute stmt; execute stmt; prepare stmt from "select * from ((select a,b from t1) except all (select c,d from t2)) a"; execute stmt; execute stmt; drop tables t1,t2; create table t1 (a int, b int) engine=MyISAM; create table t2 (c int, d int) engine=MyISAM; create table t3 (e int, f int) engine=MyISAM; create table t4 (g int, h int) engine=MyISAM; insert into t1 values (1,1),(2,2),(2,2); insert into t2 values (2,2),(3,3); insert into t3 values (4,4),(5,5),(4,4); insert into t4 values (4,4),(7,7),(4,4); (select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4); select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) t; (select * from t1,t3) except all (select * from t2,t4); (select a,b,e from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g from t2,t4); EXPLAIN (select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4); EXPLAIN select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) t; EXPLAIN extended select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) t; EXPLAIN format=json select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) t; --source include/analyze-format.inc ANALYZE format=json (select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4); --source include/analyze-format.inc ANALYZE format=json select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) t; prepare stmt from "(select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)"; execute stmt; execute stmt; prepare stmt from "select * from ((select a,b,e,f from t1,t3) except all (select c,d,g,h from t2,t4)) a"; execute stmt; execute stmt; drop tables t1,t2,t3,t4; select 1 as a from dual except all select 1 from dual; (select 1 from dual) except all (select 1 from dual); --error ER_PARSE_ERROR (select 1 from dual into @v) except all (select 1 from dual); --error ER_PARSE_ERROR select 1 from dual ORDER BY 1 except all select 1 from dual; select 1 as a from dual union all select 1 from dual; create table t1 (a int, b blob, a1 int, b1 blob) engine=MyISAM; create table t2 (c int, d blob, c1 int, d1 blob) engine=MyISAM; insert into t1 values (1,"ddd", 1, "sdfrrwwww"),(2, "fgh", 2, "dffggtt"),(2, "fgh", 2, "dffggtt"); insert into t2 values (2, "fgh", 2, "dffggtt"),(3, "ffggddd", 3, "dfgg"); (select a,b,b1 from t1) except all (select c,d,d1 from t2); # make sure that blob is used create table t3 (select a,b,b1 from t1) except all (select c,d,d1 from t2); show create table t3; drop tables t1,t2,t3; CREATE TABLE t (i INT); INSERT INTO t VALUES (1),(2); SELECT * FROM t WHERE i != ANY ( SELECT 3 EXCEPT ALL SELECT 3 ); drop table t;