SQL | Derived tables and CTEs exercise | Use a CTE to show enemies in certain Dr Who episodes

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Software ==> SQL  (198 exercises)
Version ==> Any version of SQL Server
Topic ==> Derived tables and CTEs  (13 exercises)
Level ==> Average difficulty
Courses ==> Introduction to SQL  /  Advanced SQL
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First (if you haven't already done so) run the script shown above to generate the Doctor Who training database.

The aim of this exercise is to show a list of all of the enemies appearing in Doctor Who episodes featuring Rose Tyler, but not David Tennant.

It's possible - probable, even - that you could do this with a single SELECT statement, but CTEs make it so much easier to divide a complicated query into two simpler parts!

First create a query to show the episode id numbers for the 13 episodes which feature Rose Tyler as a companion, but not David Tennant as the Doctor.

Linking to this as a CTE, show the 8 enemies which appear in these episodes (some more than once):

List of enemies

The enemies corresponding to episodes featuring Rose Tyler, but not David Tennant.

 

Optionally, save this query as Wonderful CTEs.sql, then close it down.

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