Raymond O'Donnell wrote > Hello all, > > In a WITH query, are table aliases within a CTE isolated from the rest > of the query? For example, if I do this - > > with my_cte as ( > select * from my_table t > ) > .... > > - can I re-use the alias "t" elsewhere in the same query? > > I had a dig through the appropriate section of the docs, but the answer > wasn't obvious to me there. This seems like one of those "just try it and see what happens" kind of question. But since I'm mobile and cannot run SQL I'll just say that such an alias is indeed hidden. No different than: Select * from (tbla as alpha natrual join tblb as beta) as ab natural join tbla as alpha David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Visibility-of-table-aliases-in-CTEs-tp5778687p5778692.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general