T-SQL - except - add date column

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T-SQL - except - add date column

SSCrazy Eights

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June 2, 2025 at 6:24 am

SELECT 
       [A]
      --,[Date]
      ,
      ,[C]
      ,[D]
      ,[E]
      
  FROM [Database].[dbo].[Table]
  where B < 1000  
  AND   (CheckDate >= getdate()-4 AND 
    CheckDate < getdate())


EXCEPT


 


SELECT 
      [A]
      --,[Date]
      ,
      ,[C]
      ,[D]
      ,[E]
      
  FROM [Database].[dbo].[Table]
  where B < 1000  
  AND   (Date >= getdate()-6 AND 
    Date < getdate()-1)


Every week the date column will have the current date.
How do I add back the Date column into the above result set.

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ratbak Default port Points: 1419 More actions · Answer 1

Uncomment it? (remove the double hyphens before ,[Date])

Does that code actually work with the extra comma?

mtz676 SSCrazy Eights Points: 9261 More actions · Answer 2

Add the date column after the except is excecuted along with the rest of the columns - A,C,D,E

pietlinden SSC Guru Points: 63594 More actions · Answer 3

For someone with as much experience here as you seem to have, where's the explanation of what you're trying to do? You know, in plain English.

pietlinden SSC Guru Points: 63594 More actions · Answer 4

For someone with as much experience here as you seem to have, where's the explanation of what you're trying to do? You know, in plain English.

mtz676 SSCrazy Eights Points: 9261 More actions · Answer 5

I am trying to include the datetime column back into the result set after doing the except.

DesNorton SSC-Insane Points: 24555 More actions · Answer 6

Try something along these lines ...

WITH cteDiff (
  SELECT  A, C, D, E
  FROM    [Database].dbo.[Table]
  WHERE   B         < 1000
    AND   ( CheckDate >= GETDATE() -4
        AND CheckDate < GETDATE())
  EXCEPT
  SELECT  A, C, D, E
  FROM    [Database].dbo.[Table]
  WHERE   B    < 1000
    AND   ( Date >= GETDATE() -6
        AND Date < GETDATE() -1 )
)
SELECT src.A, src.[Date], src.C, src.D, src.E
FROM cteDiff AS xcpt
JOIN [Database].dbo.[Table] AS src
  ON xcpt.A = src.A
 AND xcpt.C = src.C
 AND xcpt.D = src.D
 AND xcpt.E = src.E
WHERE   src.B         < 1000
AND   ( src.CheckDate >= GETDATE() -4
    AND src.CheckDate < GETDATE())

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