I came across a problem where the application designed would only allow SQL to run with a limited amount of characters, I simply used table aliases to cut down on the number of characters, but was told to include the table names in the field specification, so here is a solution for compramise.
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-- Name: Alias Table Names
-- Description:I came across a problem where the application designed would only allow SQL to run with a limited amount of characters, I simply used table aliases to cut down on the number of characters, but was told to include the table names in the field specification, so here is a solution for compramise.
-- By: DECIS
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-- Returns:SQL Query Results
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-- Assumes:Obviously you will need to alter you SQL to reflet your database structure, this one returns user names and passwords of a made up system.
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SELECT L.LOGON_ID, L.PASSWORD,
L.SYSTEM_ID, S.[SYSTEM]
FROM tbl_Logon L INNER JOIN
tbl_Systems S ON
L.SYSTEM_ID = S.SYSTEM_ID
This is quite useful to know. We sometimes assume that everyone will know these things. Thanks for sharing this simple but useful tip. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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1/23/2001 6:43:50 AM: 
