Multiple Select Statements using SQL Server 2005 “WITH” Statement

Question

I am trying to use the \"WITH\" statement in SQL Server 2005. It seems to work fine if I do something like:

WITH MyBigProducts AS (SELECT * FROM Products WHE         


        

Answer 1

As Kane said, the CTE is only available in the SQL statement where it is written. Another possible solution, depending on the specifics of your situation, would be to include the COUNT(*) in the single query:

;WITH MyBigProducts AS
(
     SELECT
          Name,
          COUNT(*) OVER () AS total_count
     FROM
          Products
     WHERE
          Size = 'Big'
)
SELECT
     Name,
     total_count
FROM
     MyBigProducts