Question

I have the following query:

SELECT SUM( cost ) 
FROM (

SELECT s.cost
FROM sandwiches AS s
WHERE s.name =  "Cheese Steak"
)
UNION (

SELECT p.cost
FROM pizza AS p
WHERE TYPE =  "Plain"
AND SIZE =  "L"
)

That gives me an error of:

#1248 – Every derived table must have its own alias

Answer 1

You need to alias your temp tables

SELECT SUM( cost ) 
FROM
(
  (
  SELECT s.cost
  FROM sandwiches AS s
  WHERE s.name =  "Cheese Steak"
  ) AS T1
UNION 
  (
  SELECT p.cost
  FROM pizza AS p
  WHERE TYPE =  "Plain"
  AND SIZE =  "L"
  ) AS T2
) AS T