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SQLSubqueries & ranked selection

Find the second-highest distinct value

SQL: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.

SQL✓ Tested
SQL ServerSubqueries & ranked selection

Find the second-highest distinct value

SQL Server: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.

SQL Server✓ Tested
PostgresSubqueries & ranked selection

Find the second-highest distinct value

Postgres: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.

Postgres✓ Tested
SQLiteSubqueries & ranked selection

Find the second-highest distinct value

SQLite: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.

SQLite✓ Tested
SQL ServerTransactions & tables

Generate a bounded sequence recursively

Use a recursive CTE with a recursion limit.

recursive CTE✓ Tested
PostgresDates & series

Generate a sequence of numbers

Create rows without a stored table.

generate_series✓ Tested
SQLRelationships & missing data

Generate every combination of two sets

SQL: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.

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SQL ServerRelationships & missing data

Generate every combination of two sets

SQL Server: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.

SQL Server✓ Tested
PostgresRelationships & missing data

Generate every combination of two sets

Postgres: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.

Postgres✓ Tested
SQLiteRelationships & missing data

Generate every combination of two sets

SQLite: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.

SQLite✓ Tested
SQLiteQueries & text

Generate numbers with a recursive CTE

Build a bounded sequence using SQL recursion.

recursive CTE✓ Tested
PostgresRows & writes

Get the latest row in each group

Select one ordered row per key with DISTINCT ON.

DISTINCT ON✓ Tested