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EXCEPT: Playlists Without Tracks

intermediate~6 min25 pts
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Problem

Use EXCEPT to find genres that exist but have no tracks associated with them. EXCEPT returns rows from the first query that aren't in the second.

Write a query using EXCEPT to find genres with no tracks.

Schema: Genre

ColumnType
GenreIdINTEGER (Primary Key)
NameTEXT

Schema: Track

ColumnType
TrackIdINTEGER (Primary Key)
NameTEXT
AlbumIdINTEGER (Foreign Key → Album.AlbumId)
MediaTypeIdINTEGER (Foreign Key)
GenreIdINTEGER (Foreign Key → Genre.GenreId)
ComposerTEXT
MillisecondsINTEGER
BytesINTEGER
UnitPriceNUMERIC(10,2)

Requirements:

  • First query: All genre names
  • Second query: Genre names that have tracks
  • EXCEPT gives genres without any tracks
  • Return genre Name only

EXCEPT Syntax:

SELECT column FROM table1
EXCEPT
SELECT column FROM table2;
EXCEPTSet Operations
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