hi bill,
Why cann't you try with 'MINUS' set operator exists in sql?.
Select * from table_b
minus
Select * from table_a
Hope that this will help you.
Nirmal.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Spence [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Depending if you mean rows or individual columns but this shouldnt' be to
> difficult with PL/SQL. With SQL it will be a little more difficult but
> doable. Unfortunately I don't know a site with this as I never had needed
> to.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone have a script that will compare table_a to table_b
> and delete the dups in table_b, or a site that might have one?
>
> Thanks Very Much for any ideas.
>
> -bill
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