I have a query for example Query1 = Select Name from table where some Criteria.
Now this query returns a result set of course, what I want is to query the result set of this query, for example I only want the unique Names from the above query select Distinct(Name) from Query1. I should mention that I know I can just use distinct in Query1 but this is just an example my real scenario is somewhat different, what I want to know is whether it's possible to query the result set of a previous query.
I am using SQL Server 2012.
There are several ways to solve this:
1: create a view from the first query and run the second query on the view.
2: nest both queries, like this:
SELECT DISTINCT [Name]
FROM (
SELECT [Name]
FROM table
WHERE some Criteria
) As InnerQuery
3: use a temporary table to store the resultset of the first query as suggested by wewesthemenace in the comments.
4: use CTE as suggested the thebreiflabb in the other answer to this post.
Personally, I would probably go with the first or second option, depending if you need to use the first query as stand alone as well.
You can use the WITH clause
WITH SomeClients AS (
SELECT
c.ID
FROM Clients c
WHERE c.Name LIKE '%hello%'
)
SELECT DISTINCT
sc.ID
FROM SomeClients sc
You need WITH clause. The Syntax Is-
WITH someName AS(
//Your Db Query
)
SELECT * FROM someName // OR Whatever you want
you can create a table to store the results temporarily and use that table in a new query
DECLARE #resultset table (
ID int identity(1,1) not null
, name nvarchar(100)
)
Select top 50 application_Name
into resultset
from Applications_ASIS
Related
I have a show columns query that works fine:
SHOW COLUMNS IN table
but it fails when trying to put it in a CTE, like this:
WITH columns_table AS (
SHOW COLUMNS IN table
)
SELECT * from columns_table
any ideas why and how to fix it?
Using RESULT_SCAN:
Returns the result set of a previous command (within 24 hours of when you executed the query) as if the result was a table. This is particularly useful if you want to process the output from any of the following:
SHOW or DESC[RIBE] command that you executed.
SHOW COLUMNS IN ...;
WITH columns_table AS (
SELECT *
FROM table(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()))
)
SELECT *
FROM columns_table;
CTE requires select clause and we cannot use SHOW COLUMN IN CTE's and as a alterative use INFORMATION_SCHEMA to retrieve metadata .Like below:
WITH columns_table AS (
Select * from INTL_DB.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME='CURRENCIES'
)
SELECT * from columns_table;
I have written a query like this :
select *
from DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_HIST
where PSX_BATCH_ID IN (select PSX_BATCH_ID
from DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_T
);
Here,when I execute the sub-query alone, it results some values and when I put those values in the place of sub-query the main query also returns some values.But,when I use this whole query ,it does not result any values.How is it possible?
Hope PSX_BATCH_ID column datatype is integer. if it is varchar filed, then trim the value.
SELECT *
FROM DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_HIST
WHERE TRIM(PSX_BATCH_ID) IN
(SELECT TRIM(PSX_BATCH_ID) FROM DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_T);
Instead of using IN query, use JOIN
SELECT *
FROM DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_HIST A
INNER JOIN DATASYNCH_HA_TO_TRG_AUDIT_T B
ON (A.PSX_BATCH_ID = B.PSX_BATCH_ID)
Really Sorry guys,I found out it was actually a database issue.I ran the query recently in a procedure,it is working fine.
I am fairly new to SQL, and I am hoping someone can help me with a problem I'm having. I haven't been able to find any answers helping me figure out this exact problem.
I have two tables in two SQL Server databases on two different servers that I want to compare using the column ItemID. I want to find records from Table1 that have an ItemID that does not exist in Table2 and insert those into a table variable. I have the following code:
--Create table variable to hold query results
DECLARE #ItemIDTable TABLE
(
[itemid][NVARCHAR](20) NULL
);
--Query data and insert results into table variable
INSERT INTO #ItemIDTable
([itemid])
SELECT a.[itemid]
FROM database1.dbo.table1 a
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM [Database2].[dbo].[table2]
WHERE a.itemid = [Database2].[dbo].[table2].[itemid])
ORDER BY itemid
This works on a test server where the two databases are on the same server, but not in real life where they are on different servers. I tried the following using OPENQUERY, but I know I haven't got it quite right.
--Create table variable to hold query results
DECLARE #ItemIDTable TABLE
(
[ItemID][nvarchar](20) NULL
);
--Query data and insert results into table variable
INSERT INTO #ItemIDTable
([ItemID])
SELECT a.[ItemID]
FROM Database1.dbo.Table1 a
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM OPENQUERY([Server2], SELECT * FROM [Database2].[dbo].[Table2]')
WHERE a.ItemID = [Database2].[dbo].[Table2].[ItemID])
ORDER BY ItemID
I'm pretty sure I need to do something in the WHERE clause, where I have the two databases on two servers, I'm just not quite sure how to structure it. Could anyone help?
You can't create an OPENQUERY that is correlated to an outer query. You could populate a temp table with the results of an OPENQUERY and do your WHERE NOT EXISTS against the temp table, or you might want to look into Synonyms.
Openquery works like this:
select *
from openquery
(LINKED_SERVER_NAME,
'select query goes here'
)
Note that the sql portion is single quoted. That means you might have to quote the quotes if necessary. For example:
select *
from openquery
(LINKED_SERVER_NAME,
'
select SomeTextField
from SomeTable
where SomeDateField = ''20141014''
'
)
I have a valid SQL select which returns an empty result, up and until a specific transaction has taken place in the environment.
Is there something available in SQL itself, that will allow me to return a 0 as opposed to an empty dataset? Similar to isNULL('', 0) functionality. Obviously I tried that and it didn't work.
PS. Sadly I don't have access to the database, or the environment, I have an agent installed that is executing these queries so I'm limited to solving this problem with just SQL.
FYI: Take any select and run it where the "condition" is not fulfilled (where LockCookie='777777777' for example.) If that condition is never met, the result is empty. But at some point the query will succeed based on a set of operations/tasks that happen. But I would like to return 0, up until that event has occurred.
You can store your result in a temp table and check ##rowcount.
select ID
into #T
from YourTable
where SomeColumn = #SomeValue
if ##rowcount = 0
select 0 as ID
else
select ID
from #T
drop table #T
If you want this as one query with no temp table you can wrap your query in an outer apply against a dummy table with only one row.
select isnull(T.ID, D.ID) as ID
from (values(0)) as D(ID)
outer apply
(
select ID
from YourTable
where SomeColumn = #SomeValue
) as T
alternet way is from code, you can check count of DataSet.
DsData.Tables[0].Rows.count > 0
make sure that your query matches your conditions
The following does not work. I get the error message that it doesn't recognize Query.Field4, Query.Field5, and Query.Field6 :
SELECT Table.*
FROM Table
WHERE ((Table.Field1=Query.Field4)
AND ((Table.Field2)=(Query.Field5))
AND (Table.Field3=Query.Field6));
How can I fix this?
Edit:
I have an issue though, I need to be able to edit the records and when I use the JOIN clause it will not let me edit the records.
It looks like you haven't put a JOIN clause in your statement.
For example:
SELECT Table.*
FROM Table
JOIN Query ON (Table.Field1 = Query.Field4) AND
(Table.Field2 = Query.Field5) AND
(Table.Field3 = Query.Field6)
EDIT:
As you're using a GUI editor to edit rows in a table, you might need to do something like this:
SELECT Table.*
FROM Table
WHERE Table.UniqueIdentifier IN (
SELECT Table.UniqueIdentifier
FROM Table
JOIN Query ON (Table.Field1 = Query.Field4) AND
(Table.Field2 = Query.Field5) AND
(Table.Field3 = Query.Field6)
)
The query above assumes that you have a primary key set on your table, or a column that gives each row it's own unique identifier (such as an incrementing integer, or a GUID).