Using select into to create a temporary table
33>
34> CREATE TABLE works_on (emp_no INTEGER NOT NULL,
35> project_no CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
36> job CHAR (15) NULL,
37> enter_date DATETIME NULL)
38>
39> insert into works_on values (1, 'p1', 'analyst', '1997.10.1')
40> insert into works_on values (1, 'p3', 'manager', '1999.1.1')
41> insert into works_on values (2, 'p2', 'clerk', '1998.2.15')
42> insert into works_on values (2, 'p2', NULL, '1998.6.1')
43> insert into works_on values (3, 'p2', NULL, '1997.12.15')
44> insert into works_on values (4, 'p3', 'analyst', '1998.10.15')
45> insert into works_on values (5, 'p1', 'manager', '1998.4.15')
46> insert into works_on values (6, 'p1', NULL, '1998.8.1')
47> insert into works_on values (7, 'p2', 'clerk', '1999.2.1')
48> insert into works_on values (8, 'p3', 'clerk', '1997.11.15')
49> insert into works_on values (7, 'p1', 'clerk', '1998.1.4')
50> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
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(1 rows affected)
1> select * from works_on
2> GO
emp_no project_no job enter_date
----------- ---------- --------------- -----------------------
1 p1 analyst 1997-10-01 00:00:00.000
1 p3 manager 1999-01-01 00:00:00.000
2 p2 clerk 1998-02-15 00:00:00.000
2 p2 NULL 1998-06-01 00:00:00.000
3 p2 NULL 1997-12-15 00:00:00.000
4 p3 analyst 1998-10-15 00:00:00.000
5 p1 manager 1998-04-15 00:00:00.000
6 p1 NULL 1998-08-01 00:00:00.000
7 p2 clerk 1999-02-01 00:00:00.000
8 p3 clerk 1997-11-15 00:00:00.000
7 p1 clerk 1998-01-04 00:00:00.000
(11 rows affected)
1>
2> -- Remove duplicate data and create a unique index
3>
4> SELECT emp_no, MAX(enter_date) max_date
5> INTO #works_on
6> FROM works_on
7> GROUP BY emp_no
8> HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
9> GO
(3 rows affected)
1> DELETE works_on FROM works_on, #works_on
2> WHERE works_on.emp_no = #works_on.emp_no
3> AND works_on.enter_date < #works_on.max_date
4> GO
(3 rows affected)
1> select * from works_on
2> GO
emp_no project_no job enter_date
----------- ---------- --------------- -----------------------
1 p3 manager 1999-01-01 00:00:00.000
2 p2 NULL 1998-06-01 00:00:00.000
3 p2 NULL 1997-12-15 00:00:00.000
4 p3 analyst 1998-10-15 00:00:00.000
5 p1 manager 1998-04-15 00:00:00.000
6 p1 NULL 1998-08-01 00:00:00.000
7 p2 clerk 1999-02-01 00:00:00.000
8 p3 clerk 1997-11-15 00:00:00.000
(8 rows affected)
1> drop table works_on
2> drop table #works_on
3> GO
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