Re: ISSUE-29: MINUS / NOT EXISTS

On 3 Feb 2010, at 15:38, Steve Harris wrote:
> On 3 Feb 2010, at 14:53, Andy Seaborne wrote:
>>
>> I find it clearer to read and explain the EXISTS form - someone  
>> (Simon?) said he'd asked the same of an SQL expert and EXISTS is  
>> better understood by application writers than MINUS there.
>
> Wasn't that more to do with the syntax, than the semantics? I don't  
> think anyone is suggesting a different syntax (from EXISTS) for minus.

I take that back, looks like maybe Eric was, unless he was just trying  
to make it obvious what he meant, but I'm not :)

- Steve

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