What is a Factorial: The product of an integer and all the integers below it; e.g., factorial four (4!) is equal to 24. The factorial of a positive integer n, written n!, is the product of all the positive integers from 1 up to and including n Example: 1! = 1 2! = 1 * 2 = 2 3! = 1 * …
Queries with Common table expressions (CTE) are made up of two parts, the CTE part, and the SQL that references the CTE. In preparation for SQL Saturday, the question came up of can you use an INSERT or UPDATE statement with a CTE. Referring to the documentation I confirmed that using an insert or update inside of the CTE is …
The following example shows how to create a Tree Path with a Common Table Expression (CTE). First off what is a tree path? For this example I will be referring to the product categories at a camping and fitness store, where you have a top level with 4 categories, and some of the categories have subcategories: Camping Tents 1 Person …
The following question came up when working on my CTE presentation for SQL Saturday. Does a query that JOINs a CTE to itself execute the CTE query once or twice? For instance: ;WITH deptCTE(id, department, parent) AS (SELECT id,department,parent FROM Departments) SELECT q1.department,q2.department FROM deptCTE q1 INNER JOIN deptCTE q2 ON q1.id = q2.parent WHERE q1.parent IS NULL; The following execution plan is produced showing that the Departments table is hit twice with a table scan …
Common Table Expressions are a great way to simplify complex derived table queries. If it makes sense to break out one derived table or subquery into a CTE, it can make sense to do multiple CTE’s. To use multiple CTE’s in a single query you just need to: Finish the first CTE Add a comma Declare the name and optional …
As part of my planning for the SQL Saturday Presentation in Vancouver I am creating an hour long presentation on Common Table Expressions. The easiest way to do a recursive query in SQL server is to use a recursive CTE (Common Table Expression). What is a Common Table Expression in SQL Server? Similar to the ease of a temporary table …
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