SQL | Derived tables and CTEs exercise | Using a simple CTE to filter data

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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  /  Fast-track SQL  /  Advanced SQL
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The aim of this exercise is to use a CTE to hold some data, before joining another table to your CTE. Start by selecting only events which start with a letter between A and M.

Letter ranges to be stored in CTE

This should return 300 rows - including the CategoryID column will allow us to join this CTE to the tblCategory table.

Now turn this SELECT statement into a CTE called First_Half_CTE. The layout will be something like this:

WITH First_Half_CTE

AS

(

--Select goes here

)

Now extend your query to join the tblCategory table to the CTE in the same way as you would join a normal table:

CTE join event information

This should return 300 categories (scroll down to see more cheerful events).

 

Optionally save this as Passing my CTE.sql and close it down

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