error in select from tempTable

  • hi

    why this raise error ?

    SELECT * FROM

    (

    SELECT *,ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY Name DESC)AS 'RowNumber' FROM Galery

    )myTable

    SELECT MAX(RowNumber) FROM myTable

    OR this one :

    SELECT*FROM

    (

    SELECT *,ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY Name DESC)AS 'RowNumber' FROM Galery

    )myTable WHERE MAX(RowNumber)<10

  • The first one throws an error because the last select refers to a table that doesn't exist. The derived table myTable is just a named subquery and it doesn't persist after the select that it's defined in ends.

    The second is complaining about the aggregate. If you want to filter on aggregates, you use the HAVING clause, not the WHERE clause. You'll also need either a group by, or aggregates on the other fields you're returning

    The whole query's meaningless though. What are you trying to do?

    p.s. Appropriate forum please. Rownumber is a SQL 2005 feature. Don't post SQL 2005-related questions in the SQL 2000 forums

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • i need to select a record base on a RowNumber,besides i need to check and return a value that shows whethere this record is or is not the last record !!

  • Continued here - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic595406-8-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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