Re: SQL Statement length

I've got a 119 line, 4,653 character SQL statement I'm kind of proud of.

Granted, it's generating a complex XML document.

It's really not that hard to follow as it uses 9 CTEs. Each one building
on the next. As recommended for XML doc generation.

Charles


On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 5/12/2016 4:45 PM, Jose Perez wrote:

I Agree with Paul, 6000 Characters for a query? that will make your
program very complicated, what I would do if I were you I would work my

sql

in modules or pieces better said and for every piece I would produce the
result in global temporary table and work from my global temporary table,
it is not a good practice to have a so big sql in just one line.

I very much agree that a giant SQL statement is a sign that something
could be improved.

But.

I have also written automated tooling to generate a dynamic SQL
statement based on user input (no injection!) and some of those
program-created statements are... big.

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