getting "No column was specified for column 2 of 'd'" in sql server cte?

I had a similar query and a similar issue.

SELECT
    *
FROM
    Users ru
    LEFT OUTER JOIN 
    (
        SELECT ru1.UserID, COUNT(*)
        FROM Referral r
        LEFT OUTER JOIN Users ru1 ON r.ReferredUserId = ru1.UserID
        GROUP BY ru1.UserID
    ) ReferralTotalCount ON ru.UserID = ReferralTotalCount.UserID

I found that SQL Server was choking on the COUNT(*) column, and was giving me the error No column was specified for column 2.

Putting an alias on the COUNT(*) column fixed the issue.

  SELECT
        *
    FROM
        Users ru
        LEFT OUTER JOIN 
        (
            SELECT ru1.UserID, COUNT(*) AS -->MyCount<--
            FROM Referral r
            LEFT OUTER JOIN Users ru1 ON r.ReferredUserId = ru1.UserID
            GROUP BY ru1.UserID
        ) ReferralTotalCount ON ru.UserID = ReferralTotalCount.UserID

[edit]

I tried to rewrite your query, but even yours will work once you associate aliases to the aggregate columns in the query that defines 'd'.


I think you are looking for the following:

First one:

select 
    c.duration, 
    c.totalbookings, 
    d.bkdqty 
from
    (select 
               month(bookingdate) as duration, 
               count(*) as totalbookings 
           from 
               entbookings
           group by month(bookingdate)
    ) AS c 
    inner join 
    (SELECT 
               duration, 
               sum(totalitems) 'bkdqty'
           FROM 
               [DrySoftBranch].[dbo].[mnthItemWiseTotalQty] ('1') AS BkdQty
           group by duration
    ) AS d 
    on c.duration = d.duration

Second one:

select 
    c.duration, 
    c.totalbookings, 
    d.bkdqty 
from
    (select 
               month(bookingdate) as duration, 
               count(*) as totalbookings 
           from 
               entbookings
           group by month(bookingdate)
    ) AS c 
    inner join 
    (select 
               month(clothdeliverydate) 'clothdeliverydatemonth', 
               SUM(CONVERT(INT, deliveredqty)) 'bkdqty'
           FROM 
               barcodetable
           where 
               month(clothdeliverydate) is not null
               group by month(clothdeliverydate)
    ) AS d 
    on c.duration = d.duration

You just need to provide an alias for your aggregate columns in the CTE

d as (SELECT 
   duration, 
   sum(totalitems) as sumtotalitems
FROM 
   [DrySoftBranch].[dbo].[mnthItemWiseTotalQty] ('1') AS BkdQty
group by duration
)