Alternative to except in MySQL - mysql

Question

I must write a Query like this in MySQL:
SELECT *
FROM Tab1
EXCEPT
SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1>0
but MySQL doesn't support the keyword EXCEPT.
Is there a standard mode to use correctly another operator that simulate the except in MySQL?

Answer 1

You could use NOT IN
SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE id NOT IN (
SELECT id
FROM Tab1
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1>0
)

Answer 2

Try this
SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE [....] NOT EXISTS
(SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1>0)

Answer 3

A couple of definitions
SqlServer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/language-elements/set-operators-except-and-intersect-transact-sql EXCEPT
Returns any distinct values from the query to the left of the EXCEPT operator that are not also returned from the right query.
PLsql https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/queries004.htm MINUS
statement combines results with the MINUS operator, which returns only unique rows returned by the first query but not by the second
A pedantic translation to mysql would be
SELECT distinct t1.*
FROM Tab1 as t1
left outer join
(SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1>0) as t2 on t1.id = t2.id
where t2.id is null;
Assuming there is an id column, And I wouldn't like to use distinct on a lot of columns.

Answer 4

You can use multiple NOT IN operators combined with AND operators for multiple columns.
For example:
SELECT col1, col2 FROM table1 WHERE col1 NOT IN(SELECT col1 FROM table2) AND col2 NOT IN(SELECT col2 FROM table2)...;

Answer 5

Since MySQL version 8.0.31 update, the EXCEPT operator has become available to use in this DBMS. If you are allowed to update your MySQL version, you are free to use the notation:
SELECT * FROM Tab1
EXCEPT
SELECT * FROM Tab1
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1>0

Answer 6

If Tab1 has a primary key (f.e. ID) then you could use a NOT EXISTS to itself like this :
SELECT *
FROM Tab1 AS t1
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM Tab1 AS t2
WHERE t2.ID = t1.ID
AND t2.int_attribute_of_Tab1 > 0
)
But it's kinda pointless in this case.
And it's not what an EXCEPT/MINUS tries to do.
(excluding identical rows)
The question's query with the EXCEPT uses the same table twice.
So reversing that WHERE criteria on Tab1 would give the same results.
SELECT *
FROM Tab1
WHERE (int_attribute_of_Tab1 <= 0 OR int_attribute_of_Tab1 IS NULL)
If it were 2 different tables then this
SELECT t1col1, t1col2, t1col3
FROM Table1
EXCEPT
SELECT t2col4, t2col5, t2col6
FROM Table2
WHERE int_attribute_of_Tab1 > 0
Could be replaced by comparing each selected column
SELECT DISTINCT t1col1, t1col2, t1col3
FROM Table1 AS t1
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM Table1 AS t2
WHERE t2.t2col4 = t1.t1col1
AND t2.t2col5 = t1.t1col2
AND t2.t2col6 = t1.t1col3
AND t2.int_attribute_of_Tab1 > 0
)