Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial/Table Joins/Non equality table join
Example equijoins.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT a.table_name,b.column_name
2 FROM dba_tables a, dba_tab_columns b
3 WHERE a.table_name = b.table_name
4 and rownum < 50
5 AND a.tablespace_name = "GRAPHICS_DATA";
no rows selected
SQL>
Use <> in non-equality join
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 EMPNO NUMBER(3),
3 ENAME VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
4 HIREDATE DATE,
5 ORIG_SALARY NUMBER(6),
6 CURR_SALARY NUMBER(6),
7 REGION VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)
8 )
9 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
2 EMPNO NUMBER(3),
3 jobtitle VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
4 )
5 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (5, "Jane", to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654, 4345, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (6, "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679, 6546, "W")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (7, "Jodd", to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438, 7658, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (8, "Joke", to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765, 4543, "W")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (9, "Jack", to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896, 1232, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
EMPNO ENAME HIREDATE ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
5 Jane 17-APR-05 7654 4345 E
6 James 18-JUL-04 5679 6546 W
7 Jodd 20-JUL-03 5438 7658 E
8 Joke 01-JAN-02 8765 4543 W
9 Jack 29-AUG-01 7896 1232 E
SQL> select * from job
2 /
EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
1 Tester
2 Accountant
3 Developer
4 COder
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SELECT e.ename, j.jobtitle FROM employee e, job j
2 WHERE e.empno <> j.empno;
ENAME JOBTITLE
--------------- --------------------
Jane Tester
James Tester
Jodd Tester
Joke Tester
Jack Tester
Jane Accountant
James Accountant
Jodd Accountant
Joke Accountant
Jack Accountant
Jane Developer
James Developer
Jodd Developer
Joke Developer
Jack Developer
Jane COder
James COder
Jodd COder
Joke COder
Jack COder
20 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL>
Use > in non-equality table join
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 EMPNO NUMBER(3),
3 ENAME VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
4 HIREDATE DATE,
5 ORIG_SALARY NUMBER(6),
6 CURR_SALARY NUMBER(6),
7 REGION VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)
8 )
9 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
2 EMPNO NUMBER(3),
3 jobtitle VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
4 )
5 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (5, "Jane", to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654, 4345, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (6, "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679, 6546, "W")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (7, "Jodd", to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438, 7658, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (8, "Joke", to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765, 4543, "W")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO, EName, HIREDATE, ORIG_SALARY, CURR_SALARY, REGION)
2 values (9, "Jack", to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896, 1232, "E")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
EMPNO ENAME HIREDATE ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
5 Jane 17-APR-05 7654 4345 E
6 James 18-JUL-04 5679 6546 W
7 Jodd 20-JUL-03 5438 7658 E
8 Joke 01-JAN-02 8765 4543 W
9 Jack 29-AUG-01 7896 1232 E
SQL> select * from job
2 /
EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
1 Tester
2 Accountant
3 Developer
4 COder
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SELECT e.ename, j.jobtitle FROM employee e, job j
2 WHERE e.empno > j.empno;
ENAME JOBTITLE
--------------- --------------------
Jane Tester
James Tester
Jodd Tester
Joke Tester
Jack Tester
Jane Accountant
James Accountant
Jodd Accountant
Joke Accountant
Jack Accountant
Jane Developer
James Developer
Jodd Developer
Joke Developer
Jack Developer
Jane COder
James COder
Jodd COder
Joke COder
Jack COder
20 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
2 /
Table dropped.