SQL> create table t1(id number,name varchar2(10));

Table created.

SQL> create table t2(id number,name varchar2(10));

Table created.

SQL> insert into t1 values(1,'wh');

1 row created.

SQL> insert into t1 values(2,'wp');

1 row created.

SQL> insert into t1 values(3,'wj');

1 row created.

SQL> insert into t2 values(1,'wh');

1 row created.

SQL> insert into t2 values(2,'wr');

1 row created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select * from t1;

        ID NAME

---------- ----------

         1 wh

         2 wp

         3 wj

SQL> select * from t2;

        ID NAME

---------- ----------

         1 wh

         2 wr

SQL> (

  2  select id,name,count(*)

  3  from t1

  4  group by id,name

  5  minus

  6  select id,name,count(*)

  7  from t2

  8  group by id,name

  9  )

 10  union all

 11  (

 12  select id,name,count(*)

 13  from t2

 14  group by id,name

 15  minus

 16  select id,name,count(*)

 17  from t1

 18  group by id,name

 19  )

 20  ;

        ID NAME         COUNT(*)

---------- ---------- ----------

         2 wp                  1

         3 wj                  1

         2 wr                  1

在这里你可能会举得select语句中的count(*)列可有可无,那么我们再向t2表中增加一条同样的记录试试看。

SQL> insert into t2 values(1,'wh');

1 row created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select * from t2;

        ID NAME

---------- ----------

         1 wh

         2 wr

         1 wh

SQL> (

  2  select id,name,count(*)

  3  from t1

  4  group by id,name

  5  minus

  6  select id,name,count(*)

  7  from t2

  8  group by id,name

  9  )

 10  union all

 11  (

 12  select id,name,count(*)

 13  from t2

 14  group by id,name

 15  minus

 16  select id,name,count(*)

 17  from t1

 18  group by id,name

 19  )

 20  ;

        ID NAME         COUNT(*)

---------- ---------- ----------

         1 wh                  1

         2 wp                  1

         3 wj                  1

         1 wh                  2

         2 wr                  1

这个时候就看出来区别了,如果t2中存在两条一样的数据,而t1中只存在相应的一条记录,而你又没有使用count(*),那么这一点不同就看不出来了。