spam_eater@gmx.net says...
> > What then is a derived table, or is a derived table just a synonym for
> > inline view?
> I'm not sure what the "official" name for this is. I have heard both. So
> from my point of view a derived table and an inline view are the same.
OK - I'm fine with the idea that there can be more than one name for the
same thing, and that different geographies and/or cultures can mean that
people use synonyms.
I've recently started looking at Oracle as well - boy oh boy, you'd want
to know your FTLA's with that system!
> > What's wrong with SELECT COUNT(col1) FROM table?
> Nothing. But my statement was just an example to show the syntax.
> But sometimes when things get more complicated it *is* very handy, and I
> have used it now and then, and wouldn't want to miss it :-)
OK, fine. Can you show me an example of where your construct (inline
view and/or derived table) behaves differently from and is better than
the syntax that I used?
Paul...
> Thomas
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