Issue with union query - select list not compatible - sql

Been working on this query for some time now... Keep getting the error "Corrosponding select-list expressions are not compatible. I am selecting the same # of columns in each select statement.
create volatile table dt as (
SELECT
gcv.I_SYS_IDV,
gcv.i_pln,
gcv.c_typ_cov,
gcv.d_eff,
gcv.d_eff_pln,
gcv.c_sta,
gcv.d_sta,
gcv.c_mde_bft_fst,
gcv.a_bft_fst,
gcv.c_mde_bft_sec,
gcv.a_bft_sec,
gcv.c_mde_bft_trd,
gcv.a_bft_trd,
gcv.p_cre_hom,
gcv.c_cl_rsk,
gpv.c_val,
gpv.i_val,
gcv.c_pol,
gpv.i_prv
FROM Pearl_P.tltc906_gcv gcv,
pearl_p.tltc912_gpv gpv
WHERE gcv.i_pln > 0
AND gcv.i_pln = gpv.i_pln
and gpv.i_prv = '36'
and gcv.c_pol between 'lac100001' and 'lac100004'
UNION
SELECT
gcv.I_SYS_IDV,
gcv.i_pln,
gcv.c_typ_cov,
gcv.d_eff,
gcv.d_eff_pln,
gcv.c_sta,
gcv.d_sta,
gcv.c_mde_bft_fst,
gcv.a_bft_fst,
gcv.c_mde_bft_sec,
gcv.a_bft_sec,
gcv.c_mde_bft_trd,
gcv.a_bft_trd,
gcv.p_cre_hom,
gcv.c_cl_rsk,
gcv.c_pol,
gpv.i_val,
gpv.i_pln,
gpv.i_prv
FROM Pearl_P.tltc906_gcv gcv,
pearl_p.tltc912_gpv gpv
where NOT EXISTS(
SELECT 1
FROM pearl_p.tltc906_gcv gcv,
pearl_p.tltc912_gpv gpv
WHERE gcv.i_pln > 0
AND gcv.i_pln = gpv.i_pln
and gpv.i_prv = '36'
)
) with data
PRIMARY INDEX (i_sys_idv)
on commit preserve rows;

You should check the data types of each column. The data types must be compatible between each SELECT statement.

The last 4 values of your second select statement don't match the ones in your first statement. Try naming(using aliases) those columns the same thing(pairing them). To union you need to have the same columns between the sets.
Check out: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms180026.aspx
The following are basic rules for combining the result sets of two
queries by using UNION:
The number and the order of the columns must be the same in all
queries.
The data types must be compatible.

Are the data types of each column the same in both portions of the query?
If the first character of the column name indicates the data type (i = integer, c = character, etc.) I'm guessing that the problem is with the second to last column in the select list. The first query is selecting gcv.c_pol, the second query is selecting gpv.i_pln.

Start commenting-out lines until it works. I.e., comment out all of the fields in each select list, and then one-by-one, un-comment the first one out, then the second, etc. You'll find it eventually.

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How to exclude SQL variable in output

I have a complex SQL query where I have a few cases that use END AS variableName. I then use variableName to do some logic and then create a new variable which I want in the output result. However when I run the query, all the END AS variableNames that I have used are also outputted in the results.
Is there a way that I can exclude these variables as I only want the final variable that uses these variableNames.
Thanks
EDIT, here is a query explaining my problem
SELECT DISTINCT
mt.src_id AS “SRC_ID”,
CASE
WHEN mt.cd = ‘TAN’ THEN
(
(
SELECT SUM(src_amt)
FROM source_table st
WHERE mt.id = st.id
AND st._cd = ‘TAN’
AND st.amt_cd = ‘ABL’)
)
END AS src_amt
FROM MAIN_TABLE mt
WHERE
mf.dt >= 2021-12-12
AND SRC_AMT > 10
I need SRC_AMT to be used as some sort of logic but when I run the query, it prints out in the output as it's own column. I want to ignore this variable
you can wrap the whole thing into a new select-statement:
select SRC_ID from ( <entire previous query here> )

Snowflake ignores statement in where clause where I'm comparing timestamps

so I'm building a SCD type 2 in snowflake, but it ignores the where clause in which is comparision between "to_timestamp" and "expiry_date". Expiry_date is a variable that is set to '9999-08-17 07:31:29.901000000' (as infinity) and To_timestamp is a column in table. I want to query only the rows that have to_timestamp set to infinity (they are still active) but snowflake seems to ignore this part of where clause. Below is some of the code (it should update the rows that are expired - that means change their "to_timestamp" to current time. and it does but it does to rows with timestamps of all kind - it ignores last line)
SET EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ = '9999-08-17 07:31:29.901000000';
SET CURRENT_DATE_NTZ = TO_TIMESTAMP_NTZ(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP());
UPDATE CUSTOMER_TARGET CT
SET CT.TO_TIMESTAMP = $CURRENT_DATE_NTZ
FROM POC.SNOWFLAKE_POC.CUSTOMER_STAGE CS
WHERE CT.C_CUSTOMER_ID = CS.C_CUSTOMER_ID
AND (CT.C_FIRST_NAME <> CS.C_FIRST_NAME OR CT.C_LAST_NAME <> CS.C_LAST_NAME OR CT.C_BIRTH_YEAR
<> CS.C_BIRTH_YEAR OR CT.C_BIRTH_COUNTRY <> CS.C_BIRTH_COUNTRY OR CT.C_LAST_REVIEW_DATE<>CS.C_LAST_REVIEW_DATE)
AND CT.TO_TIMESTAMP = $EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ;
I have two of these update statements (one for updates and one for deletes) and a merge statement for inserts. And it ignores the comparision in every single one, updating the rows that have "to_timestamp" set to something like "2021-08-24 07:11:53.510000000". I've tried every combination possible (between ... and ..., >= ... <=, <=, >=, comparing in "case" statement of update,...) - nothing. What could be the cause/solution?
As we do not know the structure of CUSTOMER_TARGET I would suggest to explicitly set the data type of EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ variable to match the column data type:
SET EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ = '9999-08-17 07:31:29.901000000';
SELECT $EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ;
DESCRIBE RESULT LAST_QUERY_ID();
to:
-- TIMESTAMP_NTZ as an example
SET EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ = '9999-08-17 07:31:29.901000000'::TIMESTAMP_NTZ;
SELECT $EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ;
DESCRIBE RESULT LAST_QUERY_ID();
By doing that way there are no "implicit conversions" involved in the process.
Another advice is usage of IS DISTINCT FROM instead of <>. IS DISTINCT FROM is NULL safe, which is important if columns are defined as nullable.
UPDATE CUSTOMER_TARGET CT
SET CT.TO_TIMESTAMP = $CURRENT_DATE_NTZ
FROM POC.SNOWFLAKE_POC.CUSTOMER_STAGE CS
WHERE CT.C_CUSTOMER_ID = CS.C_CUSTOMER_ID
AND (CT.C_FIRST_NAME IS DISTINCT FROM CS.C_FIRST_NAME
OR CT.C_LAST_NAME IS DISTINCT FROM CS.C_LAST_NAME
OR CT.C_BIRTH_YEAR IS DISTINCT FROM CS.C_BIRTH_YEAR
OR CT.C_BIRTH_COUNTRY IS DISTINCT FROM CS.C_BIRTH_COUNTRY
OR CT.C_LAST_REVIEW_DATE IS DISTINCT FROM CS.C_LAST_REVIEW_DATE)
AND CT.TO_TIMESTAMP = $EXPIRY_DATE_NTZ;
Your SQL does not have any issues with the filters (ORs are surrounded by the brackets etc). I assume that you have checked the execution profile, and did not see your filter (CT.TO_TIMESTAMP = '9999-08-17 07:31:29.901000000'). In this case, all rows in the target table should have this value in the column TO_TIMESTAMP.
I highly recommend you check the data first. If you are running multiple UPDATE/MERGE commands, you may miss that the data has already updated with this value.

multiplying modified colums to form new column

I want a query like:
select tp.package_rate, sum(sell) as sold_quantity , select(tp.package_rate * sold_quantity ) as sell_amount from tbl_ticket_package tp where tp.event_id=1001
here the system firing error while doing the multiplication as
sold_quantity is invalid column
another problem is that in multiplication I want to use package_rate which got by select query from tp.package_rate but it multiplying with all package_rate of the table but I want only specific package_rate which was output of select query
What would you suggest? I want to bind this query in gridview . is there any way to do it using ASP.net gridview?
Your problem is that you are referring to sold_quantity here :
select(tp.package_rate * sold_quantity )
The alias is not recognized at this point.You will have to replace it with sum(sales). You will also have to group by tp.package_rate.
Your query should ideally be like :
select tp.package_rate, sum(sell) as sold_quantity ,
(tp.package_rate * sum(sell) ) as sell_amount from tbl_ticket_package tp
where tp.event_id=1001 group by tp.package_rate;
I am guessing that tp.package_rate is unique for a given event_id, from latter part of your question. If that's not the case, the sql you have written makes no sense.

Error in select statement, with union all in a subquery

In Oracle 11g, I came across an error for a query and cannot figure why it is erroring on me. Here is the query:
select
main_data.issue_number,
main_data.transaction_number
from
(
select
p1.payment_date,
p1.media_number,
p1.payment_amount,
p1.issue_number,
p1.advice_na_number,
name.name_address_line_1,
name.name_address_line_2,
name.name_address_line_3,
name.name_address_line_4,
name.name_address_line_5,
name.name_address_line_6,
name.name_address_line_7,
name.name_address_city,
name.state_code,
name.address_country_code,
name.zip_code,
name.tax_id_number,
p1.output_tx_number_prin,
p1.output_tx_number_int,
'' as "transaction_number",
p1header.check_account_number
from
p1
left join name on p1.name_address_number = name.name_address_number
left join p1header on p1.issue_number = p1header.issue_number
UNION ALL
select
check.date_of_payment,
check.media_number,
check.payment_amount,
check.issue_number,
check.payee_na_number,
name.name_address_line_1,
name.name_address_line_2,
name.name_address_line_3,
name.name_address_line_4,
name.name_address_line_5,
name.name_address_line_6,
name.name_address_line_7,
name.name_address_city,
name.state_code,
name.address_country_code,
name.zip_code,
name.tax_id_number,
'' as "output_tx_number_prin",
'' as "output_tx_number_int",
check.transaction_number,
check.dda_number as "check_account_number"
from check
left join name on check.payee_na_number = name.name_address_number
) main_data
Selecting individual fields like above will give me an "invalid identifier error". If I do select * then it gives me back the data without any error. What am I doing wrong here? Thank you.
The old quoted identifier problem... see point 9 in the database object naming documentation, and note that Oracle does not recommend using quoted identifiers.
You've put your column alias as lower case inside double-quotes. That means that any references to it also have to be quoted and exactly match the case. So this would work:
select
main_data.issue_number,
main_data."transaction_number"
from
...
But unless you have a burning need to have that alias like that - and I doubt you do as all the identifier names from the actual table columns are not quoted - it would be simpler to remove the double quotes from the inner selects:
select
main_data.issue_number,
main_data.transaction_number
from
(
select
...
'' as transaction_number,
p1header.check_account_number
...
UNION ALL
select
...
'' as output_tx_number_prin,
'' as output_tx_number_int,
check.transaction_number,
check.dda_number as check_account_number
...
You don't actually need to alias the columns in the second branch of the union; the column identifiers will all be taken from the first branch.

Getting table(records) to update properply using the MERGE Statement

Good morning everyone!
Below is a piece of code I stitched together: I used a CTE to grab the records(data) from a link table and than convert strings to dates, than use the merge statement to get the data into a local table:
I am having a problem with the column(field) LAST_RACE_DATE this field is set to NULL and is not required but it does not update with my current set up. What I am trying to accomplished is for this field to populate when data is entered but also update, meaning it should also update with NULL.
So if the field has a specific date, and a new date is entered in the remote database, this field should update as well, even if the data is deleted in the back end, it should also remove the local table data for this field.
WITH CTE AS(
SELECT MEMBER_ID
,[MEMBER_DATE] = MAX(CONVERT(DATE, MEMBER_DATE))
,RACE_DATE = MAX(CONVERT(DATE, RACE_DATE))
,LAST_RACE_DATE = MAX(CONVERT(DATE, LAST_RACE_DATE))
FROM [EXAMPLE].[dbo].[LINKED_MEMBER_DATA]
WHERE (MEMBER_DATE IS NOT NULL) AND (ISDATE(MEMBER_DATE)<> 0) AND (RACE_DATE IS NOT NULL) AND (ISDATE(RACE_DATE)<> 0)
AND (LAST_RACE_DATE IS NULL) OR (ISDATE(LAST_RACE_DATE)<> 0)
GROUP BY MEMBER_ID)
MERGE dbo.LINKED_MEMBER_DATA AS Target
USING (SELECT
MEMBER_ID, MEMBER_DATE, RACE_DATE, LAST_RACE_DATE
FROM CTE
GROUP BY MEMBER_ID, RACE_DATE, LAST_RACE_DATE)AS SOURCE ON (Target.MEMBER_ID = SOURCE.MEMBER_ID)
WHEN MATCHED AND
(Target.MEMBER_DATE) <> (SOURCE.MEMBER_DATE)
OR (Target.RACE_DATE) <> (SOURCE.RACE_DATE)
OR ISNULL(TARGET.LAST_RACE_DATE , Target.LAST_RACE_DATE) <> ISNULL(SOURCE.LAST_RACE_DATE, SOURCE.LAST_RACE_DATE)
THEN UPDATE SET
Target.MEMBER_DATE = SOURCE.MEMBER_DATE
,Target.RACE_DATE = SOURCE.RACE_DATE
,Target.LAST_RACE_DATE = SOURCE.LAST_RACE_DATE
WHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET THEN
INSERT(
MEMBER_ID, MEMBER_DATE, RACE_DATE, LAST_RACE_DATE)
VALUES (Source.MEMBER_ID, Source.MEMBER_DATE, Source.RACE_DATE, Source.LAST_RACE_DATE);
I also tried this:
ISNULL(Target.LAST_RACE_DATE,'N/A') <> ISNULL(SOURCE.LAST_RACE_DATE,'N/A')
But it generates the below error for dates conversion:
Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.
Thanks a Million!!
Your current statement is failing because the ISNULLs that you have don't do anything (if one of the values is NULL the expression will evaluate to NULL), and NULL values don't compare. Your second attempt doesn't work because ISNULL requires the data types of the two values to be the same, so you could try eg ISNULL(Target.LAST_RACE_DATE, '1970-01-01') <> ISNULL(Source.LAST_RACE_DATE, '1970-01-01').
Another option would be to simply enumerate the different cases (eg, (((Source.LAST_RACE_DATE IS NULL AND Target.LAST_RACE_DATE IS NOT NULL) OR (Source.LAST_RACE_DATE IS NOT NULL AND Target.LAST_RACE_DATE IS NULL) OR (Source.LAST_RACE_DATE <> Target.LAST_RACE_DATE))). Enumerating the different situations makes the code a bit more verbose, but it can result in better performance (whether it is measurably better really depends on how much data you are processing).