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Rewrite this without nested subqueries
Four levels of nesting and nobody can read it, including you.
Rewrite this with CTEs instead of nested subqueries. Identical results. Name each CTE for what it holds. Query:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Writing and reading queries. Drafting SQL from a plain question, making an inherited query legible, and moving it between dialects.
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