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The document discusses the possibility of nesting Common Table Expressions (CTEs) within each other in SQL Server, concluding that this is not allowed. Instead, it suggests using multiple CTEs sequentially. The document includes example SQL code demonstrating the correct usage of CTEs.

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SQL - CTE Within a CTE - Stack Overflow

The document discusses the possibility of nesting Common Table Expressions (CTEs) within each other in SQL Server, concluding that this is not allowed. Instead, it suggests using multiple CTEs sequentially. The document includes example SQL code demonstrating the correct usage of CTEs.

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5/6/2019 sql - CTE within a CTE - Stack Overflow

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Is it possible to write a CTE within a CTE?

I want it to follow this logic, but the interpreter doesn't like


31 this code.

with outertest as(

with test as (
10 select
SRnum,
gamenumber,
StartOfDistribution,
ApplicationNumber
from #main
where startofdistribution = '2011-06-14 00:00:00.000'
and SRnum = '313'
--order by SRnum, gamenumber, StartOfDistribution, ApplicationNumber
)
select
ApplicationNumber
,count(*) as RetailerAppearance
from test
group by ApplicationNumber
having count(*) = 4

) select count(*) from outertest

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asked Sep 10 '13 at 20:47


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5/6/2019 sql - CTE within a CTE - Stack Overflow

You can't nest CTEs like that in SQL Server but you can
use multiple CTEs the following way:
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;with test as
PUBLIC (
select
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gamenumber,
Tags StartOfDistribution,
ApplicationNumber
Users from #main
where startofdistribution = '2011-06-14 00:00:00.000'
Jobs and SRnum = '313'
--order by SRnum, gamenumber, StartOfDistribution, App
),
outertest as
Teams (
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ApplicationNumber
,count(*) as RetailerAppearance
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group by ApplicationNumber
having count(*) = 4
)
select count(*)
from outertest

edited Sep 11 '13 at 11:21

answered Sep 10 '13 at 20:50


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Seems like you can only run either one of the two cte queries.
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@Naufal I'm not sure I understand your question. This chains


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5/6/2019 sql - CTE within a CTE - Stack Overflow

What I mean is running the two nested CTEs together at the


same time e.g. with cte1 as (query1), cte2 as (query2) select *
from cte1, select * from cte2. But I know that's not the case,
CTEs are not designed to perform the aforementioned
operation. I managed to find another way around this and it
was Tableau. – Naufal Aug 23 '18 at 15:52

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