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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 1

The result you get is exactly what you've been asking SQL Server to do:

select -- print the output

8 -- output is supposed to be the number "8". If you'd like to have a column alias, uncomment the following line

--,8 as mycolumname -- and you'll get a separate column

from table1 -- for each line you find in table 1

Now, since we figured that you actually get the result you've asked for, the question is: What result do you expect?

Maybe we have to change the question (=SELECT statement)?

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anshu84onnet SSC Eights! Points: 836 More actions · Answer 2

thanks lynn i got your point i understand it but the only confusion was that we are typing

SELECT -- Have SQL return something to me

8 -- In this case, the constant value 8

FROM

dbo.MyTable -- from MyTable

and we are getting 8 for number of rows present in table i can under stand that it will return all rows because no where condtion is applied but y 8 is printed is it the property of select statement to print it as output ..

thanks for your support

anshu

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

anshu84onnet (1/27/2010)
thanks lynn i got your point i understand it but the only confusion was that we are typing
SELECT -- Have SQL return something to me
8 -- In this case, the constant value 8
FROM
dbo.MyTable -- from MyTable
and we are getting 8 for number of rows present in table i can under stand that it will return all rows because no where condtion is applied but y 8 is printed is it the property of select statement to print it as output ..
thanks for your support
anshu

The value 8 is being returned as the select statement you are asking that a constant expression (8) be returned when selecting all rows from a given table.

Please take the time to review the SELECT statement syntax in Books Online. It should help you understand what is going on.

anshu84onnet SSC Eights! Points: 836 More actions · Answer 4

Thanks Lynn Pettis i check the syntax of select now my doubt is clear thanks for your great support god bless you ....

Carl Landry Hall of Fame Points: 3898 More actions · Answer 5

Just for fun if others read this thread:

There is a difference between

[font="Courier New"]SELECT 8[/font]

and

[font="Courier New"]SELECT 8 FROM Table1[/font]

The first query may be what one may expect.