RE: attempting to recreate complex "multi-layer" Access queries in SSMS

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July 31, 2013 at 9:45 am

R. Brush (7/31/2013)
Access lets you define a calculated column in a query and then use the calculated column name in other calculated columns. SQL Server will not allow this. ...

Not in 7,2000, no. But it will in 2005 onwards.

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