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/*----------------------------------------------------
Scott Peters
https://advancedsqlpuzzles.com
Last Updated 07/29/2022
*/----------------------------------------------------
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #1
Shopping Carts
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Cart1;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Cart2;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Cart1
(Item VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY
);
GO
CREATE TABLE #Cart2
(
Item VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Cart1 (Item) VALUES
('Sugar'),('Bread'),('Juice'),('Soda'),('Flour');
GO
INSERT INTO #Cart2 VALUES
('Sugar'),('Bread'),('Butter'),('Cheese'),('Fruit');
GO
SELECT a.Item AS ItemCart1,
b.Item AS ItemCart2
FROM #Cart1 a FULL OUTER JOIN
#Cart2 b ON a.Item = b.Item;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #2
Managers and Employees
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Employees;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Employees
(
EmployeeID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
ManagerID INTEGER,
JobTitle VARCHAR(100),
Salary INTEGER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Employees VALUES
(1001,NULL,'President',185000),(2002,1001,'Director',120000),
(3003,1001,'Office Manager',97000),(4004,2002,'Engineer',110000),
(5005,2002,'Engineer',142000),(6006,2002,'Engineer',160000);
GO
--Recursion
WITH cte_Recursion AS
(
SELECT EmployeeID, ManagerID, JobTitle, Salary, 0 AS Depth
FROM #Employees a
WHERE ManagerID IS NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT b.EmployeeID, b.ManagerID, b.JobTitle, b.Salary, a.Depth + 1 AS Depth
FROM cte_Recursion a INNER JOIN
#Employees b ON a.EmployeeID = b.ManagerID
)
SELECT EmployeeID,
ManagerID,
JobTitle,
Salary,
Depth
FROM cte_Recursion;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #3
Fiscal Year Table Constraints
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #EmployeePayRecords;
GO
CREATE TABLE #EmployeePayRecords
(
EmployeeID INTEGER,
FiscalYear INTEGER,
StartDate DATE,
EndDate DATE,
PayRate MONEY
);
GO
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ALTER COLUMN EmployeeID INTEGER NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ALTER COLUMN FiscalYear INTEGER NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ALTER COLUMN StartDate DATE NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ALTER COLUMN EndDate DATE NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ALTER COLUMN PayRate MONEY NOT NULL;
GO
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT PK_FiscalYearCalendar
PRIMARY KEY (EmployeeID,FiscalYear);
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Year_StartDate
CHECK (FiscalYear = DATEPART(YYYY,StartDate));
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Month_StartDate
CHECK (DATEPART(MM,StartDate) = 01);
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Day_StartDate
CHECK (DATEPART(DD,StartDate) = 01);
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Year_EndDate
CHECK (FiscalYear = DATEPART(YYYY,EndDate));
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Month_EndDate
CHECK (DATEPART(MM,EndDate) = 12);
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CONSTRAINT Check_Day_EndDate
CHECK (DATEPART(DD,EndDate) = 31);
GO
ALTER TABLE #EmployeePayRecords ADD CHECK (PayRate > 0);
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #4
Two Predicates
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Orders;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Orders
(
CustomerID INTEGER,
OrderID VARCHAR(100),
DeliveryState VARCHAR(100),
Amount MONEY,
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID, OrderID)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Orders VALUES
(1001,'Ord936254','CA',340),(1001,'Ord143876','TX',950),(1001,'Ord654876','TX',670),
(1001,'Ord814356','TX',860),(2002,'Ord342176','WA',320),(3003,'Ord265789','CA',650),
(3003,'Ord387654','CA',830),(4004,'Ord476126','TX',120);
GO
--Solution 1
--INNER JOIN
WITH cte_CA AS
(
SELECT DISTINCT CustomerID
FROM #Orders
WHERE DeliveryState = 'CA'
)
SELECT b.CustomerID, b.OrderID, b.DeliveryState, b.Amount
FROM cte_CA a INNER JOIN
#Orders b ON a.CustomerID = B.CustomerID
WHERE b.DeliveryState = 'TX';
GO
--Solution 2
--IN
WITH cte_CA AS
(
SELECT CustomerID
FROM #Orders
WHERE DeliveryState = 'CA'
)
SELECT CustomerID,
OrderID,
DeliveryState,
Amount
FROM #Orders
WHERE DeliveryState = 'TX' AND
CustomerID IN (SELECT b.CustomerID FROM cte_CA b);
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #5
Phone Directory
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #PhoneDirectory;
GO
CREATE TABLE #PhoneDirectory
(
CustomerID INTEGER,
[Type] VARCHAR(100),
PhoneNumber VARCHAR(12),
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID, [Type])
);
GO
INSERT INTO #PhoneDirectory VALUES
(1001,'Cellular','555-897-5421'),
(1001,'Work','555-897-6542'),
(1001,'Home','555-698-9874'),
(2002,'Cellular','555-963-6544'),
(2002,'Work','555-812-9856'),
(3003,'Cellular','555-987-6541');
GO
--Solution 1
--PIVOT
SELECT CustomerID,[Cellular],[Work],[Home] FROM #PhoneDirectory
PIVOT (MAX(PhoneNumber) FOR [Type] IN ([Cellular],[Work],[Home])) AS PivotClause;
GO
--Solution 2
--OUTER JOIN
WITH cte_Cellular AS
(
SELECT CustomerID, PhoneNumber AS Cellular
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Cellular'
),
cte_Work AS
(
SELECT CustomerID, PhoneNumber AS Work
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Work'
),
cte_Home AS
(
SELECT CustomerID, PhoneNumber AS Home
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Home'
)
SELECT a.CustomerID,
b.Cellular,
c.Work,
d.Home
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT CustomerID FROM #Phonedirectory) a LEFT OUTER JOIN
cte_Cellular b ON a.CustomerID = b.CustomerID LEFT OUTER JOIN
cte_Work c ON a.CustomerID = c.CustomerID LEFT OUTER JOIN
cte_Home d ON a.CustomerID = d.CustomerID;
GO
--Solution 3
--MAX
WITH cte_PhoneNumbers AS
(
SELECT CustomerID,
PhoneNumber AS Cellular,
NULL AS work,
NULL AS home
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Cellular'
UNION
SELECT CustomerID,
NULL Cellular,
PhoneNumber AS Work,
NULL home
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Work'
UNION
SELECT CustomerID,
NULL Cellular,
NULL Work,
PhoneNumber AS Home
FROM #PhoneDirectory
WHERE [Type] = 'Home'
)
SELECT CustomerID,
MAX(Cellular),
MAX(Work),
MAX(Home)
FROM cte_PhoneNumbers
GROUP BY CustomerID;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #6
Workflow Steps
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #WorkflowSteps;
GO
CREATE TABLE #WorkflowSteps
(
Workflow VARCHAR(100),
StepNumber INTEGER,
CompletionDate DATE,
PRIMARY KEY (Workflow, StepNumber)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #WorkflowSteps VALUES
('Alpha',1,'7/2/2018'),('Alpha',2,'7/2/2018'),('Alpha',3,'7/1/2018'),
('Bravo',1,'6/25/2018'),('Bravo',2,NULL),('Bravo',3,'6/27/2018'),
('Charlie',1,NULL),('Charlie',2,'7/1/2018');
GO
SELECT Workflow
FROM #WorkflowSteps
GROUP BY Workflow
HAVING COUNT(*) <> COUNT(CompletionDate);
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #7
Mission to Mars
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Candidates;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Requirements;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Candidates
(
CandidateID INTEGER,
Occupation VARCHAR(100),
PRIMARY KEY (CandidateID, Occupation)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Candidates VALUES
(1001,'Geologist'),(1001,'Astrogator'),(1001,'Biochemist'),
(1001,'Technician'),(2002,'Surgeon'),(2002,'Machinist'),
(3003,'Cryologist'),(4004,'Selenologist');
GO
CREATE TABLE #Requirements
(
Requirement VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Requirements VALUES
('Geologist'),('Astrogator'),('Technician');
GO
SELECT CandidateID
FROM #Candidates
WHERE Occupation IN (SELECT Requirement FROM #Requirements)
GROUP BY CandidateID
HAVING COUNT(*) = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #Requirements);
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #8
Workflow Cases
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #WorkflowCases;
GO
CREATE TABLE #WorkflowCases
(
Workflow VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY,
Case1 INTEGER,
Case2 INTEGER,
Case3 INTEGER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #WorkflowCases VALUES
('Alpha',0,0,0),('Bravo',0,1,1),('Charlie',1,0,0),('Delta',0,0,0);
GO
WITH cte_PassFail AS
(
SELECT Workflow, CaseNumber, PassFail
FROM (
SELECT Workflow,Case1,Case2,Case3
FROM #WorkflowCases
) p
UNPIVOT (PassFail FOR CaseNumber IN (Case1,Case2,Case3)) AS UNPVT
)
SELECT Workflow,
SUM(PassFail) AS PassFail
FROM cte_PassFail
GROUP BY Workflow
ORDER BY 1;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #9
Matching Sets
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Employees;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Employees
(
EmployeeID INTEGER,
License VARCHAR(100),
PRIMARY KEY (EmployeeID, License)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Employees VALUES
(1001,'Class A'),
(1001,'Class B'),
(1001,'Class C'),
(2002,'Class A'),
(2002,'Class B'),
(2002,'Class C'),
(3003,'Class A'),
(3003,'Class D');
GO
WITH cte_EmployeeCount AS
(
SELECT EmployeeID,
COUNT(*) AS LicenseCount
FROM #Employees
GROUP BY EmployeeID
),
cte_EmployeeCountCombined AS
(
SELECT a.EmployeeID AS EmployeeID,
b.EmployeeID AS EmployeeID2,
COUNT(*) AS LicenseCountCombo
FROM #Employees a INNER JOIN
#Employees b ON a.License = b.License
WHERE a.EmployeeID <> b.EmployeeID
GROUP BY a.EmployeeID, b.EmployeeID
)
SELECT a.EmployeeID,
a.EmployeeID2,
a.LicenseCountCombo
FROM cte_EmployeeCountCombined a INNER JOIN
cte_EmployeeCount b ON a.LicenseCountCombo = b.LicenseCount AND
a.EmployeeID <> b.EmployeeID;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #10
Mean, Median, Mode and Range
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #SampleData;
GO
CREATE TABLE #SampleData
(
IntegerValue INTEGER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #SampleData VALUES
(5),(6),(10),(10),(13),(14),(17),(20),(81),(90),(76);
GO
--Median
SELECT
((SELECT TOP 1 IntegerValue
FROM (
SELECT TOP 50 PERCENT IntegerValue
FROM #SampleData
ORDER BY IntegerValue
) a
ORDER BY IntegerValue DESC) + --Add the Two Together
(SELECT TOP 1 IntegerValue
FROM (
SELECT TOP 50 PERCENT IntegerValue
FROM #SampleData
ORDER BY IntegerValue DESC
) a
ORDER BY IntegerValue ASC)
) * 1.0 /2 AS Median;
GO
--Mean and Range
SELECT AVG(IntegerValue) AS Mean,
MAX(IntegerValue) - MIN(IntegerValue) AS [Range]
FROM #SampleData;
GO
--Mode
SELECT TOP 1
IntegerValue AS Mode,
COUNT(*) AS ModeCount
FROM #SampleData
GROUP BY IntegerValue
ORDER BY ModeCount DESC;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #11
Permutations
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #TestCases;
GO
CREATE TABLE #TestCases
(
RowNumber INTEGER,
TestCase VARCHAR(1),
PRIMARY KEY (RowNumber, TestCase)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #TestCases VALUES
(1,'A'),(2,'B'),(3,'C');
GO
DECLARE @vTotalElements INTEGER = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #TestCases);
--Recursion
WITH cte_Permutations (Permutation, Ids, Depth)
AS
(
SELECT CAST(TestCase AS VARCHAR(MAX)),
CONCAT(CAST(RowNumber AS VARCHAR(MAX)),';'),
1 AS Depth
FROM #TestCases
UNION ALL
SELECT CONCAT(a.Permutation,',',b.TestCase),
CONCAT(a.Ids,b.RowNumber,';'),
a.Depth + 1
FROM cte_Permutations a,
#TestCases b
WHERE a.Depth < @vTotalElements AND
a.Ids NOT LIKE CONCAT('%',b.RowNumber,';%')
)
SELECT Permutation
FROM cte_Permutations
WHERE Depth = @vTotalElements;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #12
Average Days
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #ProcessLog;
GO
CREATE TABLE #ProcessLog
(
WorkFlow VARCHAR(100),
ExecutionDate DATE,
PRIMARY KEY (WorkFlow, ExecutionDate)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #ProcessLog VALUES
('Alpha','6/01/2018'),('Alpha','6/14/2018'),('Alpha','6/15/2018'),
('Bravo','6/1/2018'),('Bravo','6/2/2018'),('Bravo','6/19/2018'),
('Charlie','6/1/2018'),('Charlie','6/15/2018'),('Charlie','6/30/2018');
GO
WITH cte_DayDiff AS
(
SELECT WorkFlow,
(DATEDIFF(DD,LAG(ExecutionDate,1,NULL) OVER
(PARTITION BY WorkFlow ORDER BY ExecutionDate),ExecutionDate)) AS DateDifference
FROM #ProcessLog
)
SELECT WorkFlow,
AVG(DateDifference)
FROM cte_DayDiff
WHERE DateDifference IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY Workflow;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #13
Inventory Tracking
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Inventory;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Inventory
(
InventoryDate DATE PRIMARY KEY,
QuantityAdjustment INTEGER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Inventory VALUES
('7/1/2018',100),('7/2/2018',75),('7/3/2018',-150),
('7/4/2018',50),('7/5/2018',-75);
GO
SELECT InventoryDate,
QuantityAdjustment,
SUM(QuantityAdjustment) OVER (ORDER BY InventoryDate)
FROM #Inventory;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #14
Indeterminate Process Log
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #ProcessLog;
GO
CREATE TABLE #ProcessLog
(
Workflow VARCHAR(100),
StepNumber INTEGER,
RunStatus VARCHAR(100),
PRIMARY KEY (Workflow, StepNumber)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #ProcessLog VALUES
('Alpha',1,'Error'),('Alpha',2,'Complete'),('Alpha',3,'Running'),
('Bravo',1,'Complete'),('Bravo',2,'Complete'),
('Charlie',1,'Running'),('Charlie',2,'Running'),
('Delta',1,'Error'),('Delta',2,'Error'),
('Echo',1,'Running'),('Echo',2,'Complete');
GO
--Solution 1
--MIN and MAX
WITH cte_MinMax AS
(
SELECT Workflow,
MIN(RunStatus) AS MinStatus,
MAX(RunStatus) AS MaxStatus
FROM #ProcessLog
GROUP BY Workflow
),
cte_Error AS
(
SELECT Workflow,
MAX(CASE RunStatus WHEN 'Error' THEN RunStatus END) AS ErrorState,
MAX(CASE RunStatus WHEN 'Running' THEN RunStatus END) AS RunningState
FROM #ProcessLog
WHERE RunStatus IN ('Error','Running')
GROUP BY Workflow
)
SELECT a.Workflow,
CASE WHEN a.MinStatus = a.MaxStatus THEN a.MinStatus
WHEN b.ErrorState = 'Error' THEN 'Indeterminate'
WHEN b.RunningState = 'Running' THEN b.RunningState END AS RunStatus
FROM cte_MinMax a LEFT OUTER JOIN
cte_Error b on a.WorkFlow = b.WorkFlow
ORDER BY 1;
GO
--Solution 2
--COUNT and STRING_AGG
WITH cte_Distinct AS
(
SELECT DISTINCT
Workflow,
RunStatus
FROM #ProcessLog
),
cte_StringAgg AS
(
SELECT Workflow,
STRING_AGG(RunStatus,', ') AS RunStatus_Agg,
COUNT(DISTINCT RunStatus) AS DistinctCount
FROM cte_Distinct
GROUP BY Workflow
)
SELECT Workflow,
CASE WHEN DistinctCount = 1 THEN RunStatus_Agg
WHEN RunStatus_Agg LIKE '%Error%' THEN 'Indeterminate'
WHEN RunStatus_Agg LIKE '%Running%' THEN 'Running' END AS RunStatus
FROM cte_StringAgg
ORDER BY 1;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #15
Group Concatenation
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #DMLTable;
GO
CREATE TABLE #DMLTable
(
SequenceNumber INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
String VARCHAR(100)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #DMLTable VALUES
(1,'SELECT'),
(2,'Product,'),
(3,'UnitPrice,'),
(4,'EffectiveDate'),
(5,'FROM'),
(6,'Products'),
(7,'WHERE'),
(8,'UnitPrice'),
(9,'> 100');
GO
--Solution 1
--STRING_AGG
SELECT
STRING_AGG(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX),String), ' ')
FROM #DMLTable;
GO
--Solution 2
--Recursion
WITH
cte_DMLGroupConcat(String2,Depth) AS
(
SELECT CAST('' AS NVARCHAR(MAX)),
CAST(MAX(SequenceNumber) AS INTEGER)
FROM #DMLTable
UNION ALL
SELECT cte_Ordered.String + ' ' + cte_Concat.String2, cte_Concat.Depth-1
FROM cte_DMLGroupConcat cte_Concat INNER JOIN
#DMLTable cte_Ordered ON cte_Concat.Depth = cte_Ordered.SequenceNumber
)
SELECT String2
FROM cte_DMLGroupConcat
WHERE Depth = 0;
GO
--Solution 3
--XML Path
SELECT DISTINCT
STUFF((
SELECT CAST(' ' AS VARCHAR(MAX)) + String
FROM #DMLTable U
ORDER BY SequenceNumber
FOR XML PATH('')), 1, 1, '') AS DML_String
FROM #DMLTable;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #16
Reciprocals
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #PlayerScores;
GO
CREATE TABLE #PlayerScores
(
PlayerA INTEGER,
PlayerB INTEGER,
Score INTEGER,
PRIMARY KEY (PlayerA, PlayerB)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #PlayerScores VALUES
(1001,2002,150),(3003,4004,15),(4004,3003,125);
GO
--The functions LEAST and GREATEST are available if using and Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance,
--or Azure Synapse Analytics (serverless SQL pool only)
SELECT a.PlayerA, a.PlayerB, SUM(Score)
FROM (
SELECT
(CASE WHEN PlayerA <= PlayerB THEN PlayerA ELSE PlayerB END) PlayerA,
(CASE WHEN PlayerA <= PlayerB THEN PlayerB ELSE PlayerA END) PlayerB,
Score
FROM #PlayerScores
) a
GROUP BY PlayerA, PlayerB;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #17
De-Grouping
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Ungroup;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Ungroup
(
ProductDescription VARCHAR(100) PRIMARY KEY,
Quantity INTEGER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Ungroup VALUES
('Pencil',3),('Eraser',4),('Notebook',2);
GO
--Numbers Table
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Numbers;
GO
CREATE TABLE #Numbers
(
IntegerValue INTEGER IDENTITY(1,1),
RowID UNIQUEIDENTIFIER
);
GO
INSERT INTO #Numbers VALUES (NEWID());
GO 1000
SELECT a.ProductDescription,
1 AS Quantity
FROM #Ungroup a CROSS JOIN
#Numbers b
WHERE a.Quantity >= b. IntegerValue;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #18
Seating Chart
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #SeatingChart;
GO
CREATE TABLE #SeatingChart
(
SeatNumber INTEGER PRIMARY KEY
);
GO
INSERT INTO #SeatingChart VALUES
(7),(13),(14),(15),(27),(28),(29),(30),(31),(32),(33),(34),(35),(52),(53),(54);
GO
--Place a value of 0 in the SeatingChart table
INSERT INTO #SeatingChart VALUES (0);
GO
-------------------
--Gap start and gap end
WITH cte_Gaps AS
(
SELECT SeatNumber AS GapStart,
LEAD(SeatNumber,1,0) OVER (ORDER BY SeatNumber) AS GapEnd,
LEAD(SeatNumber,1,0) OVER (ORDER BY SeatNumber) - SeatNumber AS Gap
FROM #SeatingChart
)
SELECT GapStart + 1 AS GapStart,
GapEnd - 1 AS GapEnd
FROM cte_Gaps
WHERE Gap > 1;
GO
-------------------
--Missing Numbers
--Solution 1
--This solution provides a method if you need to window/partition the records
WITH cte_Rank
AS
(
SELECT SeatNumber,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY SeatNumber) AS RowNumber,
SeatNumber - ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY SeatNumber) AS Rnk
FROM #SeatingChart
WHERE SeatNumber > 0
)
SELECT MAX(Rnk) AS MissingNumbers
FROM cte_Rank;
GO
--Solution 2
SELECT MAX(SeatNumber) - COUNT(SeatNumber) AS MissingNumbers
FROM #SeatingChart
WHERE SeatNumber <> 0;
GO
-------------------
--Odd and even number count
SELECT (CASE SeatNumber%2 WHEN 1 THEN 'Odd' WHEN 0 THEN 'Even' END) AS Modulus,
COUNT(*) AS [Count]
FROM #SeatingChart
GROUP BY (CASE SeatNumber%2 WHEN 1 THEN 'Odd' WHEN 0 THEN 'Even' END);
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #19
Back to the Future
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #TimePeriods;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #Distinct_StartDates;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #OuterJoin;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #DetermineValidEndDates;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #DetermineValidEndDates2;
GO
CREATE TABLE #TimePeriods
(
StartDate DATE,
EndDate DATE
);
GO
INSERT INTO #TimePeriods VALUES
('1/1/2018','1/5/2018'),('1/1/2018','1/3/2018'),
('1/1/2018','1/2/2018'),('1/3/2018','1/9/2018'),
('1/10/2018','1/11/2018'),('1/12/2018','1/16/2018'),
('1/15/2018','1/19/2018');
GO
--Step 1
SELECT DISTINCT
StartDate
INTO #Distinct_StartDates
FROM #TimePeriods;
GO
--Step 2
SELECT a.StartDate AS StartDate_A,
a.EndDate AS EndDate_A,
b.StartDate AS StartDate_B,
b.EndDate AS EndDate_B
INTO #OuterJoin
FROM #TimePeriods AS a LEFT OUTER JOIN
#TimePeriods AS b ON a.EndDate >= b.StartDate AND
a.EndDate < b.EndDate;
GO
--Step 3
SELECT EndDate_A
INTO #DetermineValidEndDates
FROM #OuterJoin
WHERE StartDate_B IS NULL
GROUP BY EndDate_A;
GO
--Step 4
SELECT a.StartDate, MIN(b.EndDate_A) AS MinEndDate_A
INTO #DetermineValidEndDates2
FROM #Distinct_StartDates a INNER JOIN
#DetermineValidEndDates b ON a.StartDate <= b.EndDate_A
GROUP BY a.StartDate
GO
--Results
SELECT MIN(StartDate) AS StartDate,
MAX(MinEndDate_A) AS EndDate
FROM #DetermineValidEndDates2
GROUP BY MinEndDate_A;
GO
/*----------------------------------------------------
Answer to Puzzle #20
Price Points
*/----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #ValidPrices;
GO
CREATE TABLE #ValidPrices
(
ProductID INTEGER,
UnitPrice MONEY,
EffectiveDate DATE,
PRIMARY KEY (ProductID, UnitPrice, EffectiveDate)
);
GO
INSERT INTO #ValidPrices VALUES
(1001,1.99,'1/01/2018'),
(1001,2.99,'4/15/2018'),
(1001,3.99,'6/8/2018'),
(2002,1.99,'4/17/2018'),
(2002,2.99,'5/19/2018');
GO
--Solution 1
--NOT EXISTS
SELECT ProductID,
EffectiveDate,
COALESCE(UnitPrice,0) AS UnitPrice
FROM #ValidPrices AS pp
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM #Validprices AS ppl
WHERE ppl.ProductID = pp.ProductID AND
ppl.EffectiveDate > pp.EffectiveDate);
GO
--Solution 2
--RANK
WITH cte_validprices AS
(
SELECT RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY ProductID ORDER BY EffectiveDate DESC) AS Rnk,
ProductID,
EffectiveDate,
UnitPrice
FROM #ValidPrices
)
SELECT Rnk, ProductID, EffectiveDate, UnitPrice
FROM cte_ValidPrices
WHERE Rnk = 1;
GO
--Solution 3
--MAX
WITH cte_MaxEffectiveDate AS
(
SELECT ProductID,
MAX(EffectiveDate) AS MaxEffectiveDate
FROM #ValidPrices