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Oracle - SQL question embedded select with aggregate function

From: Kelly Penhall-Wilson <kpw_at_seekersoft.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:43:59 -0800
Message-ID: <74nch1$49v$1@pollux.dnai.com>


The following select statement is giving me some problems in Oracle, yet it is valid in both MSSQL server and Sybase SQL server.

select (select (max(orgid) + 1) from orgs), 0, company, 1, full_desc, effdt, '12/31/2099' from wrktbl_orgs_9 wk9

The problem, I believe, is the embedded select of the select max(orgid). I'm trying to make a generic sql statement to run on multiple platforms and generate a unique number by adding 1 to the max column value.

Any insights would be most appreciated! Received on Wed Dec 09 1998 - 20:43:59 CST

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