Why sql subtraction two colon












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code:



SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2, 

(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,


(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2,


examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) from


.................



example:



subtraction error :



examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2)



why solved the problem?










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  • please provide sample data and expected output

    – fa06
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37






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    You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

    – Gordon Linoff
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37
















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code:



SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2, 

(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,


(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2,


examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) from


.................



example:



subtraction error :



examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2)



why solved the problem?










share|improve this question

























  • please provide sample data and expected output

    – fa06
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37






  • 1





    You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

    – Gordon Linoff
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37














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code:



SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2, 

(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,


(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2,


examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) from


.................



example:



subtraction error :



examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2)



why solved the problem?










share|improve this question
















code:



SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2, 

(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,


(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2,


examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) from


.................



example:



subtraction error :



examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2)



why solved the problem?







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edited Nov 20 '18 at 12:38









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  • please provide sample data and expected output

    – fa06
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37






  • 1





    You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

    – Gordon Linoff
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37



















  • please provide sample data and expected output

    – fa06
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37






  • 1





    You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

    – Gordon Linoff
    Nov 20 '18 at 12:37

















please provide sample data and expected output

– fa06
Nov 20 '18 at 12:37





please provide sample data and expected output

– fa06
Nov 20 '18 at 12:37




1




1





You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

– Gordon Linoff
Nov 20 '18 at 12:37





You cannot re-use column aliases in the same SELECT where they are defined. You need to use a subquery, CTE, or similar mechanism to define the logic.

– Gordon Linoff
Nov 20 '18 at 12:37












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You need to use a subquery or a CTE (if your backend supports) to do that. ie:



select newcolon1, newcolon2,
examplecolon1, examplecolon2,
examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) as myNewColumn
from
(SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2,
(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,
(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2
from myTable1 ms
[leftrightinner] join myTable2 mss on ... ) sq;





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  • AKA derived table.

    – jarlh
    Nov 20 '18 at 13:20











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You need to use a subquery or a CTE (if your backend supports) to do that. ie:



select newcolon1, newcolon2,
examplecolon1, examplecolon2,
examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) as myNewColumn
from
(SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2,
(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,
(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2
from myTable1 ms
[leftrightinner] join myTable2 mss on ... ) sq;





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  • AKA derived table.

    – jarlh
    Nov 20 '18 at 13:20
















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You need to use a subquery or a CTE (if your backend supports) to do that. ie:



select newcolon1, newcolon2,
examplecolon1, examplecolon2,
examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) as myNewColumn
from
(SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2,
(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,
(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2
from myTable1 ms
[leftrightinner] join myTable2 mss on ... ) sq;





share|improve this answer
























  • AKA derived table.

    – jarlh
    Nov 20 '18 at 13:20














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You need to use a subquery or a CTE (if your backend supports) to do that. ie:



select newcolon1, newcolon2,
examplecolon1, examplecolon2,
examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) as myNewColumn
from
(SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2,
(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,
(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2
from myTable1 ms
[leftrightinner] join myTable2 mss on ... ) sq;





share|improve this answer













You need to use a subquery or a CTE (if your backend supports) to do that. ie:



select newcolon1, newcolon2,
examplecolon1, examplecolon2,
examplecolon1 -(2 * examplecolon2) as myNewColumn
from
(SELECT DISTINCT mss.colon1 AS newcolon1, ms.colon2 AS newcolon2,
(SELECT COUNT(mmm.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable AS mmm
WHERE (ms.number = mmm.number) ) AS examplecolon1,
(SELECT COUNT(stls.numbertop) AS Expr1
FROM listtable2 AS stls
WHERE ms.number = stls.number ) AS examplecolon2
from myTable1 ms
[leftrightinner] join myTable2 mss on ... ) sq;






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  • AKA derived table.

    – jarlh
    Nov 20 '18 at 13:20



















  • AKA derived table.

    – jarlh
    Nov 20 '18 at 13:20

















AKA derived table.

– jarlh
Nov 20 '18 at 13:20





AKA derived table.

– jarlh
Nov 20 '18 at 13:20




















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