Row count comparison for 2 tables

[Horace]

Need to compare the rowcount for 2 tables to see if they're identical or not, in a single sql statement. Here's what I got...

SELECT TABLE_NAME,(CASE 
                    WHEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TMP_JP_W_PERSON) = 
                         (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM W_PERSON) 
                    THEN 'ROWMATCH' 
                    ELSE 'NO MATCH'
                   END) "NUM OF ROWS" 
FROM USER_TABLES 
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'TMP_JP_W_PERSON';

TABLE_NAME                NUM OF ROWS
------------------------- -----------
TMP_JP_W_PERSON           NO MATCH

There has to be a much more elegant way of doing this. Code is not my strong point.

Any help would be appreciated.

[waitecj]

What about:

select a.count, b.count, a.count-b.count diff
from 	(
	select count(*) count from table A
	) a
	(
	select count(*) count from table B
	) b;

[Horace]

Yeah, that's given me an idea, thanks.