Re: SQL - CTE - Insert

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Charles...I'm going to work on this. I am on V5r3, so I should be
able to get this to do the right thing.

On 10/4/06, Wilt, Charles <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> Insert will work with, but the syntax is a little strange:
>
> Insert into NEWSYS/EMLslsP (Esemp#, Esemail, esactive, escred)
> with stuff as (Select xmmail, xmsmn1, min(xmcdte) From posmstp
> Select * from stuff
>
> When you look at the syntax diagrams it makes sense
>
> INSERT INTO table-name (columns)
> ->Select-statement<-
>
> Select-statements (using CTE's look like)
> WITH ctename ->fullselect<-
>
> And the fullselect is of course
> SELECT coumns
> FROM sometable
> WHERE
> <snip>
>
>
> Note that v5r3 supported CTE in an insert statement.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Charles Wilt
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> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:12 AM
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> > Subject: SQL - CTE - Insert
> >
> > Well, looking at Charles example of a CTE, I thought I would try this:
> >
> > with stuff as (Select xmmail, xmsmn1, min(xmcdte) From posmstp
> > Where xmmail <> ' ' Group by xmmail, xmsmn1) INSERT INTO
> > NEWSYS/EMLslsP (Esemp#, Esemail, esactive, escred) from (select * from
> > stuff)
> >
> > But I get this error:
> > Keyword INSERT not expected. Valid tokens: ( SELECT.
> >
> > This works fine:
> >
> > with stuff as (Select xmmail, xmsmn1, min(xmcdte)
> >                From posmstp
> >                Where xmmail <> ' '
> >                Group by xmmail, xmsmn1)
> > select xmmail, xmsmn1 from stuff
> >
> > Does an Insert not work with a CTE like this?
> >
> > Also, prompting isn't supported when I use a CTE - is that
> > just the way it
> > is?
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