I'm a MySQL user. I have two queries, and I wish to compare their results for equality. I would like to do this with a single query which would return true or false, so each of my two queries would most likely take the form of sub-queries.
I would like to avoid returning the results from both queries and comparing them at the application level, to cut down on communication and to improve performance. I would also like to avoid looping over the results at the database level if possile, but if there's no other way, so be it.
I have searched high and low for an example on how to do this, but have come up empty handed. Some sample code would be most appreciated, because I'm a newbie to SQL programming. Thanks!
Note: I'm looking for a solution which would work