spam_eater@gmx.net says...
> >>SELECT count(*) FROM (SELECT col1, col2 FROM table)
> > I did select count(*) from phone_list and it worked.
> Sure you can do a select from a view, but try the above statement where the
> view definition is "embedded" diretly into the SELECT. This is not
> supported by FB 1.5 - though it will be with 2.0
OK, so that's what you call an "inline view" is it?
What then is a derived table, or is a derived table just a synonym for
inline view?
> I admit that it is not a very important feature, but I have come to like
> it, and sometimes it comes in handy :-)
What's wrong with SELECT COUNT(col1) FROM table?
Paul...
> Thomas
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