Nov 13, 2008

Compare 2 SQL queries for equality

DECLARE @check1 bigint
DECLARE @check2 bigint

Select @check1 = CHECKSUM_AGG(CHECKSUM(*))
FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM dbo.Orders (nolock)
)
AS Source

Select @check2 = CHECKSUM_AGG(CHECKSUM(*))
FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM dbo.Orders (nolock)
WHERE IsSuccessful = 1
)
As Comparison

IF @check1 = @check2
PRINT 'Queries are Equal'
ELSE
PRINT 'Queries are NOT Equal'


Note:
If order of rows is different it will not effect the result
It does not do execution plan comparisons, simply checks if the rows returned by the two queries are the same or not

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