RE: Quick and dirty way to compare table contents

I think you need to have a conversation with your boss that goes something like this:  

"Hey boss, you can ask me to do something, or you can tell me how to do
it....but you can't do both!" ;-)  

My point is, he wants an answer to a question, that being "Is the data in these tables in these two databases the same or not?" As long as the method is valid, what business does he have dictating what methods should not be used?  

I know, there are impossible bosses all over the place, but, really, he needs to let you do your job.    

Ok, here's an actual attempt to answer your question: Spool contents of table to a file, compute md5 sum. Spool contents of other table to file, compute md5 sum. Compare md5 sums.  

Hope that helps,  

-Mark      

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To: Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR)
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Subject: Re: Quick and dirty way to compare table contents


I think my boss wants programmatic solution here, something like
summarizing data in certain columns and comparing values. 
 
Regards, Ranko

 
On 2/22/06, Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR)
<Thomas.Mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote: 

	Well can you:

	 

	Create table cpytable1 as select * from table1;

	Export cpytable1;

	Import cpytable1 into other database.

	Then use minus to compare the two tables?

	 

	
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	Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:54 PM
	To: Guang Mei
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	Subject: Re: Quick and dirty way to compare table contents

	 

	Thanks Luis and Guang. 

	I personally like spool&diff option but my boss doesn't, so
can't use that.

	minus option is not an option because tables are in different
databases, no link. 

	 

	
	
	 

	On 2/22/06, Guang Mei < GMei_at_ph.com <mailto:GMei_at_ph.com> >
wrote: 

	If you only need to compare the contents , you can use

	 

	select * from table1 minus select * from table2;

	 

	select * from table2 minus select * from table1;

	 

	Guang

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		From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
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		Subject: Quick and dirty way to compare table contents

		Hi list, 

		I need to quckly compare tables in 2 schemas to verify
contents are identical.

		Counting blocks/rows, using tools to compare schemas is
not possible. 

		Something similar to checksum mechanism is requested.
Any ideas ? 
		 
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