Re: cross-reference of field names in query

2005-06-20 Thread mfatene
Hi, SELECT @RES=data*2 AS intermediate_result, @RES + 1 AS final_result FROM table; can do the trick. Why not your method ? because it's v4.1 Mathias Selon Tom Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Here's something I've been curious about: > > Referring to one field from another

cross-reference of field names in query

2005-06-20 Thread Tom Cunningham
Here's something I've been curious about: Referring to one field from another field in a 'select' query: SELECT data*2 AS intermediate_result, intermediate_result + 1 AS final_result FROM table; I know that MySql 4.1 can't handle it, but: (a) Is it part of standard SQL? (I hav