sql server (alternate): SELECT DISTINCT product.product_id AS Expr1
FROM [SELECT product.product_id, product.item_name, product.display,
product.selling_price, product.smallpicture, product.main_size,
product.main_dinnerware, dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id,
dbo_coupon_special.special_price, coupon.effective_date,
coupon.expiration_date, dbo_ssc_product.mc_id
FROM dbo_ssc_product LEFT JOIN ((product LEFT JOIN dbo_coupon_special
ON product.product_id = dbo_coupon_special.product_id) LEFT JOIN
coupon ON dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id = coupon.coupon_id) ON
dbo_ssc_product.product_id = product.product_id
GROUP BY product.product_id, product.item_name, product.display,
product.selling_price, product.smallpicture, product.main_size,
product.main_dinnerware, dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id,
dbo_coupon_special.special_price, coupon.effective_date,
coupon.expiration_date, dbo_ssc_product.mc_id
HAVING (((product.item_name) Like "*coaster*") AND
((product.display)="y"))]. AS [Alias]

This is the error I get:

The identifier that starts with 'SELECT product.product_id...' is too
long. Maximum lenght is 128

Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AS'



Any ideas?

Replace [...]. with (...)
Replace " with '

SELECT DISTINCT product.product_id AS Expr1
FROM (SELECT product.product_id, product.item_name, product.display,
product.selling_price, product.smallpicture, product.main_size,
product.main_dinnerware, dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id,
dbo_coupon_special.special_price, coupon.effective_date,
coupon.expiration_date, dbo_ssc_product.mc_id
FROM dbo_ssc_product LEFT JOIN ((product LEFT JOIN dbo_coupon_special
ON product.product_id = dbo_coupon_special.product_id) LEFT JOIN
coupon ON dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id = coupon.coupon_id) ON
dbo_ssc_product.product_id = product.product_id
GROUP BY product.product_id, product.item_name, product.display,
product.selling_price, product.smallpicture, product.main_size,
product.main_dinnerware, dbo_coupon_special.coupon_id,
dbo_coupon_special.special_price, coupon.effective_date,
coupon.expiration_date, dbo_ssc_product.mc_id
HAVING (((product.item_name) Like '*coaster*') AND
((product.display)='y'))) AS [Alias]

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David Portas
SQL Server MVP
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That worked great...