SQL | Derived tables and CTEs exercise | Solve a complex question using CTEs and/or subqueries

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Software ==> SQL  (198 exercises)
Version ==> Any version of SQL Server
Topic ==> Derived tables and CTEs  (13 exercises)
Level ==> Harder than average
Subject ==> SQL training
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First run the script shown above to generate the Doctor Who training database.

Create a query which lists the David Tennant episodes for which none of the enemies appear in any non-David Tennant episodes:

Episode list

The first few of the 31 David Tennant episodes which don't share any enemies with any other non-Tennant episodes.

 

There are probably hundreds of ways to do this in SQL, and the answer given doesn't claim to use a particularly efficient one.

Optionally, save this query as Tennant only, then close it down. 

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svjmandryk   Reply to svjmandrykReply
01 Aug 20 at 17:04

Spoiler alert :)

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my solution:

create function [dbo].[getAuthorId](@authorName varchar(max))

returns varchar(max)

as 

begin

    return 

        (select DoctorId 

            from tblDoctor 

            where lower(DoctorName) like '%' + @authorName)

end

 

go

 

create function [dbo].[getEpisodesByAuthor](@authorName varchar(max))

returns table

as 

    return select e.EpisodeId, e.Title, e.DoctorId, ee.EnemyId, ee.EpisodeEnemyId

    from tblEpisode as e

    left join tblEpisodeEnemy as ee

        on e.EpisodeId = ee.EpisodeId

    where DoctorId = [dbo].getAuthorId(@authorName)

 

go

 

create function [dbo].[getEpisodesNotByAuthor](@authorName varchar(max))

returns table

as 

    return select e.EpisodeId, e.Title, e.DoctorId, ee.EnemyId, ee.EpisodeEnemyId

    from tblEpisode as e

    join tblEpisodeEnemy as ee

        on e.EpisodeId = ee.EpisodeId

    where DoctorId <> [dbo].getAuthorId(@authorName)

        

go


 

create function [dbo].[getIdsOfEpisodeWithoutExclusiveEnemies](@authorName varchar(max))

returns table

as 

    return

        select distinct EpisodeId 

        from tblEpisodeEnemy

        where EnemyId in (

            select distinct EnemyId 

            from [dbo].[getEpisodesNotByAuthor](@authorName))

 

go

 

declare @authorName varchar(max) = 'Tennant'

 

select distinct EpisodeId, Title, DoctorId --, EnemyId, EpisodeEnemyId

from [dbo].[getEpisodesByAuthor](@authorName)

where 

    EpisodeId not in (

        select EpisodeId 

        from [dbo].getIdsOfEpisodeWithoutExclusiveEnemies(@authorName)) 

order by Title



ps - this was the trickiest one for me :)

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