As we all know, the ORDER BY clause is processed after the SELECT clause, so a column alias in the SELECT clause can be used. However, I find that I can’t use the aliased column in a calculation in the ORDER BY clause. I know there are alternative ways of doing this particular query, and I know that this is
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Use column references in Oracle SQL select query to avoid re-calculation
I want to create a summarised database backup report, which includes data from multiple database tables which has no relation to each other. For example, I want to include the name of the database from v$database view: And the size of the database: And consider there is no common column between those two views. Beside that I want to include
MySQL keyword aliases
I would like to set up aliases for MySQL keywords for faster typing of repetitive (or any, really) queries. Example: -> becomes: How could I go about achieving the above? I have looked around but unfortunately, most searches point to column and table aliases and I did not see a mention in MySQL documentation. I am interested in MySQL specifically,
How use case statement alias in where clause
I’m trying to use a case statement and the results to in an alias, but I need to use the alias in my where clause and this doesn’t seem to be working. How do I use the alias (isPrimary below) in my where clause. See comment where I’m trying to use isPrimary in my where clause, which doesn’t work. How
using subquery’s column alias as a property in main query
i want to know if the main query can see the alias, here’s an example: Does the first query see the alias “values”? Answer Does the first query see the alias “values”? Yes, it does. The subquery creates a derived table, and aliases act as column names in that context. However, standard SQL requires that you give an alias to
How to keep column name after sum aggregation in SQL query
I am querying SQL Server where I have multiple columns with sum aggregation. I’m wondering if there is a way to keep column name after doing sum over each of them. I want to avoid using aliases …
Tired of typing SQL scripts like “SELECT TOP 10 * FROM” and other similar scripts. How to create an alias/shortcut in SSMS?
While doing a lot of research at my work I keep writing generic scripts like “SELECT TOP 10 * FROM” etc. Is there a way to for me to write something like a snippet so that when i type “ss” + Space/Tab it will insert the “SELECT TOP 10 * FROM” script? I have a number of scripts that I’ve
Laravel Query Builder joining with alias
I have two tables Unknown table Clients table My Code : Joining will be with the clients.id => unknown.parent_id… As because the clients table has a parent_id that’s why i have to use the alias Please Help me to do so! Answer Using Alias Working Solution:
What is the difference in select with alias, and without- oracle 11g
I have a table, let’s name it table1. The table consists of many columns, and one of the columns is an object, which consist of 3 subcolumns, let’s call them value1, value2, value3. Let’s say that …
SQL `SELECT ‘some string value’ AS fieldname` equivalent in Powershell?
In SQL I can go SELECT actualField, “repeat” AS bs_repeated_value FROM Table1 And I can repeat the bs_repeated_value field as many times as there are rows no matter what I name the field! Now in a …