Number of Expressions in SELECT Statements - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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All SELECT statements must have the same number of expressions.

If the first SELECT statement contains three expressions, all succeeding SELECT statements must contain three expressions.

You can use a null expression in a SELECT statement as a place holder for a missing expression.

In the following example, the second expression is null.

   SELECT EmpNo, NULL (CHAR(5)) 
   FROM Employee;